Speeches by Morris.

“Mr Blackman, the whole purpose is to seek a resolution, so the sooner the better. My preference would be for the main Chamber, but I don’t know what time slots are available to the Committee. If that is not possible, I think that we would prefer to have a Westminster Hall debate rather than waiting an undue length of t…”

“Yes, okay. Shall do.”

“I was not aware of that information. If it would help our case, I would be prepared to draft a votable motion, but then it would be for the Committee to decide whether this should take priority over the other subjects that are bidding for places. I do not have that motion in front of me, but I could quite quickly put s…”

“When you say rapidly, do you mean this afternoon?”

“What we are seeking, Mr Dillon, is to air the issues and to facilitate a conclusion to the dispute. There may be some aspects of it that can be quite readily resolved, in terms of the role of the commissioners and the role of Government in seeking a resolution. The debate that was held—it was brought by a member of the…”

“Thanks for your time. Henry Tufnell made representations.”

“I begin by thanking you, Chair, as well as Committee members and Clerks, for advice when compiling the bid. Thank you for taking time to consider the application. As I am sure Committee members are aware, Birmingham is currently experiencing severe and ongoing disruption to its refuse collection service due to an indus…”

“When we were considering the application, in order to maximise support we thought it would be preferable not to have a votable motion, and then people could come at it from whichever angle they wished. We didn’t want to polarise opinion by saying, “Yes, we agree with the strike,” or, “No, we think it’s a disgrace.” We …”

“Yes.”

“Yes, sir. That shall be done.”

“It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my good and hon. Friend the Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) from the Petitions Committee for the way in which he introduced this important debate. I also pay tribute to my good and hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon and Consett…”

“As Members across the House will be well aware from their own constituency caseloads, the performance of Capita in administering the civil service pension scheme has been disastrous. May we have a debate in Government time on the decision to award Capita the Synergy contract for shared services across Government Depart…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and to follow the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey). I congratulate the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) on securing the debate. Like my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman), I declare my membersh…”

“I welcome this debate. As we have heard, oil and gas are likely to remain part of our energy mix for years to come, but recent global instability underscores a fundamental point: true energy security comes from reliable domestic and renewable sources, not from continued exposure to volatile international fossil fuel ma…”

“I support the points made by my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool Riverside (Kim Johnson), but I acknowledge that the Government have made substantial progress in addressing the ingrained recruitment and retention crisis they inherited affecting the Royal Fleet Auxiliary—the Royal Navy support ships. However, having…”

“20. What steps he is taking to improve recruitment and retention of merchant seafarers in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.”

“I applaud the ambitions in the cancer plan, but my question was about improving access to advanced therapeutic radiotherapy. Almost half the cancer centres in more urban areas in England have experienced a staff recruitment freeze, and the figure rises to 60% in more rural and deprived areas such as mine in east Durham…”

“2. What steps his Department is taking to tackle inequalities in access to radiotherapy treatment services for cancer patients.”

“My east Durham constituency has long suffered from poor rail connectivity, which limits access to job, education and training opportunities, yet published evidence from the Rail Delivery Group and Oxford Economics shows that increasing rail frequency and capacity can boost productivity and attract investment. I welcome…”

“7. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the rail transport system supports economic growth.”