Speeches by Bloore.

“Thank you, Minister and Secretary of State, for coming. The statement published after the Specialised Committee meeting on 2 October said that despite some progress having been made, “significant work…remains” to implement the Windsor framework as agreed. Just a few days later, the Financial Times reported that the Eur…”

“I pay tribute to Redditch policing team, who do a fantastic job of keeping our community safe. However, residents are frustrated that our newly redeveloped police and fire station has no front counter; instead, residents must travel 20 miles to speak to an officer face to face, which simply is not good enough. Will the…”

“I have a couple of quick follow-ups on how progress against the plan will be monitored. Could you share with us whether that information will be made public, so that people can see how the plan is progressing? In my notes, there is also a question about how much progress will be made by the end of the Assembly’s mandat…”

“Minister, thank you for joining us. I have a couple of questions that refer to some of the statements you made when the plan was adopted by the Executive and some of the ways in which you will be held accountable for delivering the plan by the public and your colleagues. First, I am particularly interested in the gap i…”

“I have a couple of quick follow-ups on how progress against the plan will be monitored. Could you share with us whether that information will be made public, so that people can see how the plan is progressing? In my notes, there is also a question about how much progress will be made by the end of the Assembly’s mandat…”

“Minister, thank you for joining us. I have a couple of questions that refer to some of the statements you made when the plan was adopted by the Executive and some of the ways in which you will be held accountable for delivering the plan by the public and your colleagues. First, I am particularly interested in the gap i…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for taking the decision to invest £20 million through the Pride in Place scheme in my constituency. For 14 years, two communities—Woodrow and Greenlands —have been forgotten, while inequalities in health, jobs and skills have risen. Does the Minister agree that the right people to decide …”

“I recently met Vicki Quarton from Touchstones child bereavement services in Cookhill in my constituency and heard about the incredible work that she and her team are doing to support young people who have lost a loved one—often a parent. Will the Leader of the House consider a debate in Government time on how we can en…”

“Over the summer, thanks to this Labour Government, empty classrooms and underutilised spaces have been turned into high-quality, school-based nursery provision at Matchborough first school in Redditch in my constituency. Does the Minister agree that this Government’s focus on the early years can and will make the bigge…”

“Welcome, Secretary of State. I am going to touch on an issue now that I suspect many members of the Committee have had addressed in their inboxes and their community meetings, which is the issue of veterans. I know you took part in the Westminster Hall debate in response to the significant petition that came forward on…”

“Thank you for that answer, Secretary of State. When there is a void of information or a lack of clarity on when the situation will be clear for veterans, that is where actors can come in and muddy the waters. It would be good to know when you think some of those discussions with the Defence Secretary and the Veterans M…”

“The hon. Member is absolutely right to raise that point. Today I want to talk about the issue of stigma connected with diabetes and sport, particularly type 1 diabetes, and some of the inappropriate stereotypes that put people off taking part in sport, which then impacts their health. Exercise can reduce the amount of …”

“It is a real privilege to speak on the vital topic of diabetes and sport. I thank Chris Bright and the Diabetes Football Community, Breakthrough T1D UK and Diabetes UK for their invaluable support and work. I am so grateful to the many people who have contacted me with their stories, which have been both uplifting and …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for a very articulate summary of where we are. We cannot risk losing these athletes from the system—or even risk losing the people who want to play sport at a grassroots level, just to keep fit and keep up friendships. The stories that I have told today expose a systemic failure: many coaches, sc…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. I know he is a champion for reducing health inequalities in his constituency. I completely agree with him, and I hope that will be part of what we do on this. In conclusion, the unpredictability of diabetes is a real obstacle to physical activity, but ignorance and stigma sh…”

“I thank the hon. Member for her contribution. I will come on to hypos, as we call them, in a minute, but she is right that reassurance and education are so important.”

“I thank my hon. Friend and neighbour for his contribution. He is absolutely right. It is incredible how sport can be used to reach people and inform them about health conditions in a way that many other areas of our public policy cannot. The Equality Act 2010 provides legal protection against discrimination but a gulf …”

“Residents of my constituency often ask me how we got to a situation in which water company CEOs can oversee record levels of sewage spillage, let our infrastructure crumble and charge hard-pressed customers even more, yet enjoy extortionate bonuses. Does the Secretary of State agree that if this is to be the moment whe…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement, which is the right response to a very thorough report that yet again details the significant size of the scandal we are trying to undo. He mentioned the level of increased payments that these measures will lead to, and I think he mentioned a figure of £1 billion. Will additional …”

“Although the Minister for Early Education is not in his place, I congratulate him on his speech and thank him for all his work, particularly on getting mental health support workers in our schools. As the Member of Parliament for Redditch and the villages, I see every day how vital the issue of child aspiration and opp…”