Speeches by Kruger.

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“There are two things. First, we could do better on Northern Ireland, but let us leave that whole topic for another day. Secondly, the Brexit agreement that we negotiated was absolutely right, but the problem is the EU and the fact that it is a protectionist bloc. We decided to leave because we believe in sovereignty an…”

“All sorts of things go wrong when we mention Reform, so we had best leave that topic. I pay tribute to the Conservative Front-Bench Members, who have put forward an important and principled statement of the declaration that our party will stand for. We support the decision of the British people to leave the European Un…”

“I will therefore end just by saying that the amendment tabled by Reform, which I appreciate was not selected, demonstrates that we are on the same page and I deeply regret their opposition to what we are trying to do.”

“I will start with a few words about the context of the debate. Clearly, the accusation—as though it were a negative—is that the campaign for Brexit had a sort of nostalgic, backward-looking spirit, and that those of us who supported it did so in that spirit. There is something in that, because we were talking about res…”

“It is not the first time that the 4% figure has been referenced. Is the hon. Gentleman aware that it was based on the assumption that UK-EU trade would fall and there would therefore be a hit to our productivity? In fact, EU-UK trade has risen since Brexit, so the whole basis of that assumption is wrong. Will he please…”

“I look forward to the OBR’s report, and also to its assessment of the impact of the Employment Rights Bill. We know that many tens of thousands of jobs are going to be lost because of the national insurance rise, and we know from the OBR that because of the changes that the Government have introduced and the scrapping …”

“It is six weeks since the Government cobbled together an emergency plan for welfare cuts to rescue the Chancellor from the consequences of her job-destroying, economy-shrinking Budget, but we are still waiting for some information. Can the Minister tell the House how many more people will be in work as a result of thes…”

“A quick question. Maybe Mikey is speaking across the spectrum of disability. So that I understand what you think of the review of the PIP assessment that is going on, do I understand you to be suggesting that the problem is the whole capability assessment itself and the idea that we should judge people on their functio…”

“Thank you very much indeed, Dr Allin-Khan, for calling me to speak. It is a pleasure to participate. I acknowledge the powerful speeches made by all Members this afternoon and my deep respect for the right hon. Member for Hackney North and Stoke Newington (Ms Abbott). Nobody speaks with greater sincerity and authority …”

“The hon. Gentleman will be gratified to know that we are not in government, so it is not for us to come forward with precise plans. At the end of the previous Parliament, we had a manifesto commitment to reduce benefit spending and reform disability benefits and UC. We are now in a position of policy formulation, so I …”

“May I start by acknowledging the very powerful speeches that we have heard this afternoon from the Members for Glasgow? I would not say that my view is that the people of Glasgow are generally well represented by Scottish Labour, but they have been very well represented in this debate. I pay particular tribute to the h…”

“I am not going to defend the mini-Budget to which the hon. Gentleman refers, but I do not accept that the rise in prices that all our constituents have experienced are solely, or even in large part, due to that event. They are a result of wider global events—and since this Government came in, I am afraid to say, of a f…”

“Is it your suggestion that the care that is being provided by unpaid carers is insufficiently supported—and so we should be supporting unpaid carers, paying them a bit more or providing more generosity in the system—or that they are in fact doing work that should be provided by paid professionals?”

“It is a benefit system rather than a health system problem?”

“Can you just say a bit more about that? How easy is it going to be to try to analyse the effect of that particular policy on health outcomes?”

“Great. Any other thoughts on that topic from the other panellists?”

“The data exists; it is a question of effective linking and access to it. Thank you. That is brilliant. Ruth, a rather general question. I was struck by what Professor Sir Michael Marmot was saying earlier about the social determinants of health, and he referenced income and social infrastructure and the facilities in t…”

“Two quick questions for David and one for Ruth. David, thinking about cold, is it easy to categorise the conditions that people have that make them particularly susceptible to cold at home? Secondly are you aware of any work going on into the effect on health outcomes of the winter fuel payment cut?”

“Thanks, Ruth; that was very helpful. Angela, your organisation works with employers, presumably. We heard a lot in the last session about the potential improvements we could get if employers took their responsibilities more seriously. Should that be something, again, that is compelled, or can culture affect the changes…”