Speeches by Hinds.

“It was about the Minister’s projection for the Connect to Work numbers by the end of this financial year, its first year in operation.”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“Would the Minister apply that principle to bank staff working in the national health service who have what is in fact a zero-hours contract—a bank staff contract—to top up in other roles in the NHS when that support is needed?”

“Is that for this financial year?”

“I am grateful. I was talking about housing development and planning, which in Hampshire is decided by East Hampshire district council, not by Hampshire county council. There is also the question of identity. Counties and parishes are anciently formed areas. Districts are quite often not; they are modern constructs in m…”

“It is a great pleasure to see you presiding over these proceedings today, Ms McVey. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) on securing this important debate; it is good to have an opportunity to discuss these issues openly. It is also a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for …”

“In a similar vein to the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers), it is important that families know where to access these voluntary sector services. The East Hampshire dementia services directory is a great initiative, as are voluntary groups such as Dementia Friendly Petersfield and Dementia-friendly Alton. The Alto…”

“Why hasn’t it happened?”

“Am I right in interpreting that the three of you have three different sponsoring Government Departments? One would be DCMS, one would be FCDO and MOD—”

“I want to ask about the how. Knitting things together sounds great. It is a bit like joined-up Government or an integrated transport strategy. The question is how you do it. You said not a national body and not necessarily legislation. Who would make those trade-offs? Your points about the off-season and thinking of it…”

“Okay, fair enough. Thank you.”

“Okay, fair enough. Thank you.”

“Do you expect it to be hypothecated and for that to be incremental funding for the visitor economy? They have to clear up the graffiti now. You may think they could do it better, but someone has to do it. Someone has to fill the potholes. I guess the question with the visitor levy is whether this is more money that is …”

“Thank you. Simon, in a slightly different part of the sector, do you find it is possible, for your own internal measurements, to assess soft power, but also to persuade others, particularly parts of the Government that you may want help and support from?”

“I do not want to interrupt you or be difficult—that is all about that event, and you can talk about the Greater Manchester authority or the Liverpool city region—but you were talking earlier about co-ordinating so that we fill hotel rooms in January and on Sunday nights, the police force are not trying to be in five di…”

“Adrian, do you have anything to add?”

“Do you expect it to be hypothecated and for that to be incremental funding for the visitor economy? They have to clear up the graffiti now. You may think they could do it better, but someone has to do it. Someone has to fill the potholes. I guess the question with the visitor levy is whether this is more money that is …”

“I have one final question to anybody who has a view to give on it. It is about something that came up briefly in the last panel, when Claire talked about the proposed visitor levy. She said she thought that it was a great opportunity for the sector. What indication have you had, or what internal assessment have you mad…”

“The question I really want to come on to is, who does that co-ordination across the Government, and how good they are? In particular, DCMS is famously not a big Department in Government. It is not a Department with a huge amount of heft or—all these budgets are big budgets—that big a budget in the scheme of things, com…”

“Adrian, do you have anything to add?”