Speeches by Stafford.

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) on introducing this debate. Every hour, two more people in the United Kingdom hear the life-changing words, “You have Parkinson’s.” As I have said before, for me, this is personal. A close family member was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s and later with pro…”

“I have to say, if you guys cannot talk to one another, what hope do we have for the whole system? As far as I understand it, there are several best practice models for supporting health professionals to embed physical activity in routine healthcare. What difference would similar standards make in social care, and how w…”

“Professor Green, outside hospitals, how well understood are the risks of deconditioning for older people living at home or in a care setting? How can awareness of deconditioning be improved among older people and those who care for them?”

“You talked about people who had been taken into hospital and were then discharged into a care setting. I wonder if you have any further thoughts on those people who have not necessarily entered the acute system but are simply at home. Do you think that local authorities have a role to play when they are dealing with a …”

“Who do you see delivering those interventions? You have mentioned GPs. Is it a whole-system approach, or do you think there should be designated people looking at this within, say, local authorities?”

“I apologise for directing my questions only to Professor Green; Mr Blaze and Ms Hutchins, do you have anything to add on those points?”

“Thank you. Having practical examples is very helpful to the Committee.”

“That slightly leads me on to my next question. What, if anything, does the Department of Health and Social Care need to do to ensure that people receiving social care also have access to evidence-based physical activity interventions? A slightly leading question here: would you also like to see physical activity embedd…”

“To bring the hon. Member back to the controlling of spending, may I ask him a question that other Members on his side have failed to answer? Would he be in favour of keeping or scrapping the two-child benefit cap?”

“The hon. Gentleman shakes his head—our motion probably does not fit the narrative that he is looking for. The hon. Member for Bishop Auckland just said that neither he nor I know what is in the Budget. While that is technically correct, the Government have been flying many kites about what will be in this Budget, prett…”

“I do not think I have mentioned the Climate Change Act, but I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising it. I think what my constituents want—[Interruption.] I am trying to answer the hon. Gentleman’s point, and he is barracking me before I have even had a chance to answer. My constituents tell me that they want gr…”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for that clarification. Hopefully, that means that the Liberal Democrats will vote for our motion later.”

“As I told the hon. Member yesterday, he has the second worst job in Government, which I think he is feeling today. Even if what he has just said is true—I do not agree with him—after the Budget last year, the Chancellor said that the slate was wiped clean and that no more tax rises or borrowing would be needed. What ha…”

“The hon. Gentleman has aptly described the social utopia that I accused him of describing. The fundamental point is that if we do not have businesses contributing to the economy, we cannot fund public services. If 90,000 people in the hospitality sector are made unemployed, they are not paying income tax, and we cannot…”

“On that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“Under Labour, Britain is living in a doom loop of high spend, historically high debt, and higher taxes. That is killing growth, fuelling inflation, reducing opportunities and absolutely weakening our economy. I have spoken to numerous businesses across Farnham, Bordon, Haslemere, Liphook and our surrounding villages, a…”

“Having eight minutes to wind up, when usually one gets about eight seconds in this place, is a luxury that I will indulge, at least to a limited extent—I do not want to keep hon. Members from their wine. This has been a fascinating debate and a wide range of issues have been raised. It was wonderful to hear about the w…”

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman entirely. It makes very little sense to design a system that punishes small wineries for doing precisely what we want, namely innovating, employing and exporting. We need a tax framework that supports the makers, not merely those who take. There is a revenue reality to this as well. Betw…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and he pre-empts something I was going to say later about the inconsistencies and unfairness in the current system. Small producer relief is capped at 8.5% ABV, and the Government should look at what they can do for the smaller producers that he mentions. The TaxPayers’ Alliance ha…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of alcohol duty on the UK wine sector. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I am grateful to colleagues for attending this evening’s debate. A bit of background and heritage: the United Kingdom has long been a global hub for beers, wines …”