Speeches by Cane.

“What have you been able to put in place to address these people feeling rushed and hurried to make sure there is time for checking and reviewing throughout the system?”

“Are you using “robust” where you should be using “aggressive” in terms of the response?”

“I would have thought people in a statistics body would be very keen to make sure the statistics were accurate. Mrs Rourke, have you managed to get any sense of why people were so wary of passing on concerns?”

“Sorry; I have never worked anywhere, public sector or anywhere else, where a new senior role can be created without the board’s approval. I am amazed and shocked.”

“Over 4,500 people in Ely and East Cambridgeshire claim PIP, and they are not just anxious, as you put it; they are seriously worried that they are going to lose the payments and, with them, their independence. Contrary to what you said—sorry, contrary to what the Minister said—the Government’s own data suggests that 85…”

“12. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the personal independence payment application process.”

“I have visited pharmacies across my constituency. They are all struggling to provide a service, but are all very keen to take on the new services that the NHS is suggesting. Will the Minister commit to ensuring that rural and community pharmacies are properly staffed and equipped to deliver those community services, su…”

“10. What steps his Department is taking to support community pharmacies.”

“If you are giving them a degree of certainty at the beginning, and I can see that clarity would help, it might mean some people say, “No”, but at least those that say, “Yes” would know what they were doing. How would you see that working with a very short-term thing? Someone who is just coming in because they have some…”

“Do you have any thoughts on how we could make sure people know they should be applying, and that the forms are such that they make sure they put everything on there that they should?”

“Did you have any feel for the pattern where it does not work? What it might be that is holding greater sway?”

“Moving on to honours and life peerages, you said that you liaised with the relevant committees on that. What sort of feel do you have for how much influence that liaison has on their decisions?”

“If there was pressure to tighten up the rules further, do you think that would be an obstacle to people coming in from the private sector?”

“Good morning. You have touched on this in your answers to other people, but the Government are continuing the policy of recruiting from the private sector into the civil service, and you said that a revolving door is potentially a good thing. Have you seen any evidence that the business rules that we have at the moment…”

“You seemed to be suggesting earlier that the financial penalty should be quite high and for civil servants it should impact their redundancy.”

“5. What steps she is taking to ensure that new homes meet the minimum standard of EPC C rating.”

“As well as energy, water is an important utility. In Ely and East Cambridgeshire, we suffer drought and floods. What is the Minister doing to encourage new builds to have proper rainwater harvesting and dual piping, so that we can use rainwater to flush our toilets and for other non-drinking water uses?”

“I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am an unpaid director for Reach Community Solar Farm. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this important debate, and on his strong and comprehensive speech supporting the need for reg…”

“T6. Rural communities often find it even more difficult to access legal aid providers than in urban areas. What steps is the Minister taking to help to provide access to legal aid to people in rural areas?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I, too, thank the petitioners for bringing this petition forward, and my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for moving the motion. Since the Supreme Court decision, I have received a lot of emails from people in great distress, and even fea…”