Speeches by Furniss.

“Order. I remind hon. Members to bob if they wish to be called.”

“In my constituency, I recently met a young woman from Somaliland who in recent years has lost 14 members of her family to fighting in the region. She and other campaigners from Somaliland are understandably reticent to use the new e-visa system introduced by the Somalian Government due to fears about privacy and data p…”

“We are doing quite well for time, but we need to finish Back-Bench speeches by 2.28 pm so that we can—as I am sure we want to—get the winding-up speeches and the Minister in.”

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. We are hoping to give everyone five minutes, but we will see how we go.”

“I call Josh Newbury, with two minutes to wind up.”

“16. What steps he is taking to help improve standards in the bailiff industry.”

“I welcome the Government’s commitment to legislating for a statutory bailiff regulator. Research by StepChange and others has uncovered shocking cases that show why that is urgently needed, including a bailiff pushing someone through their front door and then laughing when they said that they had mental health issues. …”

“Order. I warn hon. Members that there may be a vote soon.”

“That is helpful, thank you.”

“Thank you for coming and I wish you all a happy new year. We had a very late night, so I had plenty of time to read your report, and enjoyed seeing what you are doing for the House. Your report does not say, however, how many times you have held informal discussions with Members or gave formal words of advice about rep…”

“In broad, general terms, which particular attitudes, behaviour or conduct matters required such intervention?”

“Do you think it would be useful for us to see those numbers in your annual report?”

“Would you say that there were many of these attitudes? Going back to the numbers again, it would be really helpful for us to know how many of our colleagues are finding difficulties. Can you give us more numbers, so we get some idea of how many people are reaching out? That includes whether it is a small number or a bi…”

“T5. Every two hours, someone in the UK is paralysed as a result of a spinal cord injury. After treatment, there is a 20% chance of being sent to a care home due to a lack of suitable available housing. I cannot imagine how a young person feels when they are coping with one of the most traumatic moments of their life, a…”

“I call Alex Ballinger to wind up quickly, because we expect a vote at 4 pm.”

“I ask Members to bob so that I can see how many people wish to speak in the debate. To start the debate, I call Jim Shannon.”

“I can let you all have four minutes.”

“Thank you all very much for a really respectful and interesting debate; it has been one of the best that I have chaired—and you all behaved and came in on time, which is always a pleasure. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the UK Town of Culture competition.”

“6. What steps he is taking to tackle pensioner poverty.”

“Order. The Minister has every right to speak, just as everyone else has had the right to speak. He does not have to take interventions.”