Speeches by Vince.

“I thank the Minister for his detailed responses on an issue that we are all, across the House, keen to get resolved. On the issue of British nationals returning to the UK—I am pleased to say that those I made representations about to the Prime Minister a couple of weeks ago have been safely returned to my constituency—…”

“On taxation, does the Minister agree that this Labour Government’s decisions have meant increased spending on the NHS? A number of my Harlow constituents are self-employed, and the really long waits in A&E and for hospital operations were having a huge impact on their businesses and on their household finances.”

“Thank you all for coming. I think we would all agree it has been an incredibly powerful session. Ann touched on this, but is there anything about today’s discussion that you would like the Committee to take forward and put to the Government?”

“Minister, do you think that there is potentially a necessity, and is there a willingness from Government, to legislate to preserve adoption records and ensure that record-holding bodies are subject to consistent duties and oversights? I appreciate what you say about how in some cases the record holders have changed bec…”

“Thank you, Minister. You touched on some formal apologies from other countries. Specifically, we know about Australia and Northern Ireland. Obviously, what was important about those apologies, as we have touched on, is that they were not just an apology; they were backed up with funded support and long-term support for…”

“Thank you all for coming. I think we would all agree it has been an incredibly powerful session. Ann touched on this, but is there anything about today’s discussion that you would like the Committee to take forward and put to the Government?”

“Thank you, Minister. You touched on some formal apologies from other countries. Specifically, we know about Australia and Northern Ireland. Obviously, what was important about those apologies, as we have touched on, is that they were not just an apology; they were backed up with funded support and long-term support for…”

“You were here for the previous panel, and a lot of it was very emotional and quite shocking. I found one of the most shocking things was the way that the panel are still being treated by professionals. I know we will talk about record keeping in a moment, but the fact that they were not allowed to get their files, or t…”

“You were here for the previous panel, and a lot of it was very emotional and quite shocking. I found one of the most shocking things was the way that the panel are still being treated by professionals. I know we will talk about record keeping in a moment, but the fact that they were not allowed to get their files, or t…”

“Minister, do you think that there is potentially a necessity, and is there a willingness from Government, to legislate to preserve adoption records and ensure that record-holding bodies are subject to consistent duties and oversights? I appreciate what you say about how in some cases the record holders have changed bec…”

“The Secretary of State will know that the level of young people not in education, employment or training in Harlow has gone down, due to the hard work of Harlow College, working in partnership with local schools such as Passmores Academy and Burnt Mill Academy, which I visited this morning. Businesses and the local cha…”

“I declare an interest, as a member of the Education Committee and a former teacher. I thank the Chair of the Committee for her passionate speech. Does she agree that it is hugely important that teachers are aware when young people in their care are in temporary accommodation, because of the huge impact it can have on t…”

“On that point, will the Minister give way?”

“I know that the Minister will agree that it is important for us to have a working and fair immigration system, but that, sadly, is not what we inherited. Constituents of mine in Harlow are rightly concerned that people who come to settle here should be law-abiding. Does the Minister agree that if they are not law-abidi…”

“I thank my hon. and gallant Friend for the work he does—and did, in his previous career—to ensure that our country and democracy stay safe. Mr Speaker, you will be aware that democracy only happens in this place because of House staff and MPs’ staff, who make a huge difference to us and ensure that we can do our job. H…”

“It is really interesting to hear the hon. Gentleman speak about personnel. We have spoken a lot about spending in the MOD, in particular on the need for improved technology; I wonder whether he could touch on spending on personnel and the support we give them. What more does he think we could do to support our service …”

“I thank the Chair of the Business and Trade Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), for securing this debate with the Backbench Business Committee—I declare an interest because I sit on that Committee—and for his important and constructive opening speech. I …”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am sure the Minister will reflect on that when he responds to the debate. In conclusion, I welcome much of what the Government are doing, much of which has been discussed already, such as the modern industrial strategy and £70 billion of investment, trade deals with India, Sout…”

“I appreciate that my hon. Friend’s answer to this question may well be that we do not know, which I think is the point she is making, but I have asked the Minister a number of questions about the UK leading on the eradication of polio, and I have actually received some very good answers—I am not just saying that becaus…”

“I liked your phrase, windows and mirrors.”