Speeches by Craft.

“Health is not entirely up to the NHS to solve on its own, but how can ICBs—integrated care boards—create successful cross-sector partnerships with the voluntary and community sector to deliver these positive ageing communities?”

“And I will ask you about an even more difficult political area. You said the Prime Minister has a bunch of competing priorities. He supposedly has five overarching missions in order to deliver a mission-led Government, and there are a lot of priorities on departmental budgets and how they are spent, particularly as the…”

“To tie this to some of our early years discussion on proportionate universality, is there something about how we target the hard-to-reach groups, such as people who already have existing health inequalities and live in deprived areas? I am also thinking of disabled people whose conditions might be exacerbated by the ef…”

“Is there concern about digital literacy and access?”

“If we look at, say, VCS organisations that provide that vital social prescribing role—a GP might point someone in the direction of Age UK or, at a lower level, even to knitting groups and stuff, which can be really helpful social interactions—how do we make that sustainable? How do we make sure of that? Is it a case of…”

“I probably know the answer to this already, but do voluntary and community organisations receive enough funding to do the vital role that they do?”

“They have to take a wider approach to commissioning. So you are looking at bringing in the voluntary and community sector, and potentially even other Government Departments.”

“Those are the two main drivers.”

“It’s about beginning a conversation and then—”

“Part of it is about having things readily available and part of it is about behaviour change. Are there examples of anyone having been able to address those different behaviours and make a real difference? Are there things in place?”

“What are the effective strategies to encourage condom use? Spend is obviously one of them.”

“Are the conversations that young people are having driven by social media?”

“What is the stigma? What is the reticence?”

“Good morning. I would like to look a bit deeper at the declining use of condoms, particularly among young people. I note that over the eight-year period when spending on contraception fell, spending on prevention, advice and promotion also fell by about £20 million. Do you think that the lack of spend on prevention is …”

“I strongly welcome this strategy today, particularly the commitment that the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State have made to guarantee all 16-year-olds a college place. However, will she commit to working towards closing the legislative gap, where children between the ages of five and 16 with SEND can access hom…”

“Thameside theatre in Grays is the only public purpose-built theatre in Thurrock. It is a vital cultural asset and has provided the first experience of the performing arts for a number of people, including myself, who trod the boards there for five years as a member of Thurrock’s local scout and guide gang show. My coll…”

“I very much welcome the report and the leadership that my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) has shown throughout its production. I have the honour of serving on the Health and Social Care Committee, and this is one of the standout pieces of work that we carried out while she was interi…”

“The evidence submitted by both your organisations suggests that you would like to see some changes to the Healthy Start scheme. Can you talk us through what you would like to see?”

“Is that having more people achieve their nutritional intake, or is it within the group that you are working with that you are seeing the uptick? Does it have the potential to do both?”

“That was going to be my next question: what evidence do you have of the impact that the changes that you suggest would have, either in the short term or a little further ahead?”