Speeches by Frith.

“Because of the sustainability point.”

“As they set out to do a new application, are some people, just by lack of experience, making unforced errors that they might have otherwise been able to step over had they had mentor support or capacity elsewhere?”

“It could be the new Pulp album as well, couldn’t it, really?”

“Ben, let me just remind you of the question. After a heritage asset has been severely damaged, what value can it still provide?”

“More balance—how do you mean?”

“To Vanessa’s point about saying no or that this will not work at the outset, are too many people bidding for things that should just not be considered?”

“Good morning and thanks for coming. That is a lovely quote: “When love and skill come together, expect a masterpiece”. Forgive my ignorance, who is that, or is that you?”

“Because of the sustainability point.”

“That is wonderful; thank you. Vanessa and Tegwen, what makes the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful funding application for a restoration project?”

“Alice, once a heritage asset has been severely damaged, what value can it still provide?”

“Hilary and Ben, what challenges do heritage buildings face when being evaluated for energy performance certificates?”

“Do you expect special dispensation now on the outputs that other buildings have to abide by? Would you expect a different grading or some different qualification? We do not tolerate that with our vehicle output, do we, so why should we on buildings?”

“To all the panel, do you think that the sector is telling a strong enough story about its environmental take-up and environmental creds?”

“My hon. Friend is a champion for our tradespeople and I commend her work. A constituent of mine had his tools nicked three times. There is the cost of repairing any damage, the cost of replacing the tools, the loss in earnings while he waits and the cost of the insurance premium, as well as the reputational damage. Doe…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, which as ever is rooted in the first-hand experience and professional success that brought her to this place. She should be listened to, and her warnings about the implications of not taking transparency seriously should be heeded. Secondly, I will return to a subject that I…”

“I hope that the shadow Minister sought permission to misappropriate Julia Donaldson’s wonderful work. It is hardly an example that any of us should follow. We are back here again. I put on record my thanks to Government Front Benchers for their engagement on this issue. It was particularly welcome to see the Secretary …”

“It was a pleasure to hear my right hon. Friend refer to Bury North in his statement, and I welcome the investment for trams and buses in Bury North; it comes hot on the heels of the announcement only this week of vital school and hospital funding. New buses and new tram stops are about connecting people and places to o…”

“I echo the comments of my hon. Friends about how open and engaging both the Minister and the Secretary of State have been on this issue. As for the consideration of working groups, can the Minister confirm that the Government’s policy is to ensure that both sides are in the room at the same time, with the Minister and …”

“My right hon. Friend’s tone is most welcome, but it is also consistent with how he has been both in private and public on this matter, and I thank him for that, while sharing much of his taste in music. Does he agree that transparency should be a prerequisite for all AI development, not a matter for copyright to handle…”

“Openreach has changed its mind several times about the affected community of Affetside in my constituency. What advice would you give that resolute, resilient community as it tries to convince Openreach to honour not just its historical commitment, but the one that it made, through me, only in December, and has since r…”