Speeches by Bloore.

“I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his report and his stewardship of the Committee. My inbox was full of emails from local businesses in Redditch, relieved that after years of hesitation and no progress we are finally in a dialogue with the EU about improving access for businesses. Does he agree that, as the report…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member on his Committee’s report. I was really interested in the point he made about an English equivalent to the right to a mental health assessment in Wales. With admissions to acute mental health settings increasing year by year, does he agree that it could drastically improve admissions if w…”

“Thank you all for your evidence; it is really useful to hear counter discussion points and arguments. I really appreciate that. It is really good for members of the Committee to hear that and to be able to talk to you about that. Sir Declan, you gave evidence to a Committee of the Northern Ireland Assembly in February.…”

“My follow up was, is that a frustration? I understand your answer, but is it a frustration for you that you are not party to that sort of discussion at the moment?”

“I thank the hon. Lady for giving way, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on her speech and on her incredible work across the country to try to make people aware of the awful things happening over in Europe. I am very lucky to have a large Ukrainian populatio…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on securing the debate. I declare an interest as a member of the APPG on Parkinson’s, as the son of a sufferer of Parkinson’s, and as the grandson of someone who died suffering of Parkinson’s. We all agree that, while there are real challenges, we …”

“Since I came to this House in July, I have found this issue to be one of the few that cuts across parties; all hon. Members see what the adoption and special guardianship support fund does on the ground, whether in their county councils or district councils. It is one of those issues brought up by people at our constit…”

“Astwood Bank is a beautiful village in my constituency of Redditch and the villages. However, despite its aesthetic beauty, it is the people of Astwood Bank who I am most proud of. In the Gallery today are a group representing Astwood Bank’s Royal British Legion, which has been responsible for raising tens of thousands…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon East (Natasha Irons) on securing this timely and essential debate. I know she is a champion of not just young people but local government, and her speech eloquently demonstrated the urgent need for action to build a fit-for-purpose youth service. Rather like “Star Wa…”

“Every council that I served on was also Conservative, and they decimated our youth services. It is a real shame to see the Conservative Benches empty today. I am grateful for the fact that the Government have listened to the voices of young people and launched the national youth strategy, but let us not be under any il…”

“Thank you, Mr Chairman. We are trying to keep as closely in touch with the timescales for that as possible.”

“Thank you for reviewing the application for this important debate on safeguarding children with allergies at schools. I came across this topic when I met Helen Blythe, who has turned the tragic and avoidable death of her son Benedict into an incredible campaign that will hopefully keep more children with allergies safe…”

“It will be the Department for Education.”

“I can answer that. Although Benedict’s inquest has not yet taken place, legal advice has been taken and sought, and there is no conflict in having this debate while it is ongoing, as the issues of school safety are relevant regardless of the outcome and will accordingly not impact the proceedings.”

“I congratulate you, Mrs Hobhouse, on your chairmanship and the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing the debate, which has been well-mannered and thoughtful on all sides. The hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake) is giving a fighting and boisterous speech, but I remind him that we both stood o…”

“Gents, thank you for all your evidence already. In the commission’s contributions to this Committee, it says, “The Legacy Act does not define reconciliation, and the commission is clear that it cannot impose a definition”. What is your view on reconciliation being the principal objective of ICRIR? As a follow-up questi…”

“I agree that complexity should not be a vice. It should be a challenge. Mr Johnstone, do you want to respond?”

“Just to pull you back to the start of the question, are you saying that there could be no way to ever have a fully accepted viewpoint of what reconciliation is? That is at the heart of the main thrust of what the commission is meant to be doing. Do you think that we are never going to be able to reach that, or does it …”

“PIP and its predecessors have never been unemployment benefits but a critical aid to supporting people in and out of work to live independent lives. We know that being disabled or suffering from a chronic health condition means facing many additional costs. Scope estimates that households with a disabled inhabitant nee…”

“I congratulate the Minister and the Secretary of State on bringing forward this Bill. My love affair with football started with World Cup Italia in 1990: David Platt volleying the ball into the net in Bologna, giving us a 1-0 win over Belgium; John Motson’s fantastic commentary; Gazza’s tears; and Gary Lineker saying, …”