Speeches by Stafford.

“19. What discussions he has had with service chiefs on the proposed level of spending in the forthcoming defence investment plan.”

“Huw, what are your reflections on that in terms of a funding model?”

“That is really helpful. Charlotte or Graeme, do you have any thoughts on a better funding model or a different funding model?”

“Just to push you a little further on that, who would hold the purse strings for the stuff you are talking about? Trust local? How local? Local authorities? Individual operators? Just give a £50 voucher directly to every person who wants to go and do x? How local does this money go?”

“These strikes will have a massive effect on my constituents in Farnham and Bordon. I am already getting emails from constituents who are concerned about the fact that their operations will be cancelled. The BMA is being entirely irrational and it holds the lion’s share of the blame for this situation, but the Secretary…”

“I will touch briefly on the funding. Jeanette, in Sport England’s submission, you say that you would welcome “the development of a funding model that incentivises action and impact on tackling inactivity.” From your point of view, what would that look like, and how would it compare with what we have now?”

“Let me push you on that. Just to be really clear, what would the funding model look like? You want a new funding model that incentivises action. What would that look like?”

“What is the barrier to that happening? I suppose it is similar to the question the Chair put to Huw. Is it simply a lack of political leadership, or are there other barriers that need to be removed in order to achieve what you are trying to achieve?”

“I am afraid I will not; sorry. I want to raise a specific issue that was touched on by my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore), but that is often missed in this debate: the provisions in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill that would mandate the NHS number as a single unique identifier fo…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I apologise for the fact that I may not be here for the wind-ups because of the business in the main Chamber. I begin by restating my firm opposition to the introduction of mandatory digital ID. I opposed it in this Chamber only a month ago, and the public …”

“On Tuesday, my hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk (Nick Timothy) raised with the Foreign Secretary concerns expressed by the United States, Dutch, Swiss and Swedish Governments regarding the reported presence of data cables running beneath Royal Mint Court. I note that the Cabinet Office has since denied the repor…”

“13. Whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with the Chinese Government on the proposed Chinese embassy.”

“To describe this situation as a “dog’s dinner” is offensive to the makers of Pedigree Chum. The deferral of the elections in Hampshire will delay major strategic infrastructure planning, such as the Wrecclesham bypass in my constituency, and deprive the people of Hampshire of an excellent mayor in Donna Jones. Most imp…”

“Again, I am not trying to put words in your mouth, but I want to make sure that I am understanding you correctly. So first you are saying there could be a lack of consumer choice due to this, but also that the unintended consequence is that some products that in your opinion are healthier will no longer be able to sell…”

“What I am really trying to get to is what the consequential knock-on impact is for you, your members in the food and drink industry and consumers if they were to introduce the new nutrient profile model?”

“I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning the Farnham Herald. The Tindle group also includes the Haslemere Herald, the Liphook Herald and the Bordon Herald. Does he agree that local papers keep politicians honest, weigh behind the key issues that matter to our local communities and deliver real journalism, whether…”

“Very quickly, just to finish: do I take it that the Food and Drink Federation and your colleagues in the industry are very keen to work with Government to get this policy right, but at the moment you just do not think they have quite got there, or they are going down the wrong path?”

“I want to talk a bit about the nutrient profiling model and the application of the 2018 NPM, which the Government have said that they will consult on. Ms Halliwell, from your perspective, what concerns do the industry have about this and, if the Government were to move to a new model, what might you be willing to accep…”

“That is helpful. We have seen evidence to this inquiry that has called for the nutrient profile model to be updated when scientific evidence evolves. I assume you would agree that we should follow the science on this, but where would the balance lie between ensuring regulatory certainty for your industry, for investmen…”

“Just going back to something I asked earlier as part of a very much wider question: imagine that the Government push ahead with this, what would you describe as a reasonable period of time for you to be able to apply the new model to the existing regulation? As an industry, what sort of timeframe would you need to be a…”