Speeches by Burton-Sampson.

“That is really helpful; thank you. Lara, how should responsibilities for funding, design and delivering youth services be shared between central and local government? In your experience, how well do different Government Departments such as the Department for Education and DCMS liaise on youth services?”

“Do you have any particular comments on the impact that the cuts have had on cohesion in communities?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba) for securing the debate. He knows that we both care passionately about this matter, especially given the impact that the closure of the Southend campus of Essex University will have on both our constituencies and our constituents. It is a great…”

“I agree with my hon. Friend’s analysis. We have been left in this situation by the last Government, and this Government have the job of getting our universities back on to a good footing. I hope that they will do all they can to address her concerns. I have grave concerns about the impact that the closure will have on …”

“Thank you very much to you both for coming today. You will have heard a lot of this already through that session and maybe from your research, but black people are four times more likely to be homeless. Black-led households are 12 times more likely than white households to be living in temporary accommodation. They are…”

“Just to confirm, the plan does not currently look at this level of data but, after what you have heard today, is this something you would be willing to take away and look at?”

“Obviously, we can see that there is a disproportionate risk for black people here. Are there any parameters, targets or milestones to track progress in reducing the disproportionate risk that black people are faced with? If so, what are those measures?”

“On the new homelessness strategy: first, thank you and well done on getting that out there; it is a real positive that we now have that strategy in place. However, the plan makes very few references to race. The word “racism” only appears once in the whole 28,000-word document. Especially after what you have heard toda…”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“In my constituency I have launched the We Love Westcliff campaign, which, as well as promoting greater civic pride, aims to drive down antisocial behaviour such as fly-tipping and drug dealing. What support will the new neighbourhood policing teams provide to help us to achieve that goal?”

“What is the take-up of the courses?”

“The ones who probably do not need it.”

“Do you think we need a tougher approach to monitoring and enforcement in this area?”

“Kate, you mentioned some of the myths around black women, in particular, and their pain thresholds. In fact, I met with some black women and an organisation who made me aware of how terrible those are. What steps are the Government taking, to your knowledge, to address racial and ethnic discrimination in the management…”

“Do any of you have any examples, maybe from around the country, where you are seeing good practice in this area?”

“Margaret and Ruth, to what extent are courses in unconscious bias and cultural awareness available to your members, and how many actually take them up if they are available?”

“Thank you. Charlotte, is enough being done to listen to the experiences of girls from black and other minority ethnic groups in relation to their menstrual and reproductive healthcare, and to involve them in the design of local services?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire and Bedworth (Rachel Taylor) on introducing the debate. I will be brief. A trans woman from my constituency told me: “Transgender healthcare. Even these words feel contentious… If I have a toothache, I understand that I can book an appointment to see a den…”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“The shadow Chancellor wants to talk about fiction, so let us talk about the Liz Truss Budget. Before we do, though, imagine if the Chancellor had turned up to deliver her Budget with headroom of £4.2 billion—£2.2 billion below what is set out by the stability rules. That would have been fiction. But she did not do that…”