Speeches by Hinds.

“It is very interesting to hear this at this stage in your tenure, when you can speak very broadly. Can I take you back to what you were saying about health in particular? Social prescribing should be a huge opportunity for sport, and sport should be a huge opportunity for the health sector. We have always had public he…”

“Go as far beyond your brief as you like.”

“I am sorry to interrupt, but it is dead hard to prove causality. It is virtually impossible.”

“You know it when you see it.”

“I know that we are short of time, but can we talk briefly about schools and collaboration with clubs? I think we should probably say at the outset that the work of a number of sports and national governing bodies has been fantastic over the years. Some of the programmes that exist are incredibly well attended and very …”

“I am sorry to interrupt, but it is dead hard to prove causality. It is virtually impossible.”

“It is very interesting to hear this at this stage in your tenure, when you can speak very broadly. Can I take you back to what you were saying about health in particular? Social prescribing should be a huge opportunity for sport, and sport should be a huge opportunity for the health sector. We have always had public he…”

“Thank you all very much.”

“Schools sometimes complain that they are asked too much about how they use PE and the school sport premium. What is your recommendation for the further measurement of outcomes?”

“Go as far beyond your brief as you like.”

“Brilliant. I will turn to Peter, but this is potentially a question for all three of you: if there is a move back towards the old schools-sports partnerships approach, does that have to be on top of the provision for the PE and school sport premium, or do you believe that it can replace part of the PE and school sport …”

“Thank you, although that does sound a bit like “If you build it, they will come.” Huw?”

“6. What recent assessment she has made of trends in the incidence of fraud.”

“The figures were, of course, coming down, but the incidence of fraud—much of it online—is now back up to a new high. Many factors are involved, but will the Government look at taking further steps, including requiring enhanced intelligence sharing between platforms and banks, and better mandatory user identification on…”

“It is a pleasure to join this lively debate. Small businesses are the backbone of the economy in my constituency. In fact, 99.9% of businesses in East Hampshire are small or medium-sized enterprises. We over-index in professional services, retail, information and communications, and, of course, agriculture. [Interrupti…”

“Forgive me; I will not. Finally, there is the effect that the measures will have on the removal of job opportunities for those further from the labour market—perhaps those who have been out of work for a long time; ex-offenders, who it feels like more of a risk for an employer to take on; and, most of all, young people…”

“I am conscious that I have gone on for quite a while, and I want to wind up. Fourthly, there is the Employment Rights Bill. On the face of it, who would not like something with that name? It sounds like a positive thing, but the point is the effect that it will have, particularly on seasonal businesses, which might oth…”

“I shall suitably dampen. At a time when the Government are changing the relief from 75% to 40%, try telling those businesses already facing the national insurance contributions increase and all the other cost increases that their bill is being reduced. Clearly, it is going up.”

“Perhaps the hon. Gentleman is going to tell me that he has told that to his local retailers and pubs.”

“It will, and I repeat that it can only be one of those three groups. There will be some price increases, and those costs will be felt by customers and consumers, but all the indications are that the big effects will be felt in wage suppression and in employment, which will ultimately mean slower economic growth. In the…”