Speeches by Craft.

“In the interim, is it more about looking at the situation you are in now? I do not represent a particularly rural area, but we do not have anything like a decent public transport system, and we have similar issues. We have a wonderful new community diagnostic centre, but it is very underserved by buses and transport ro…”

“Yes, and for transport and access.”

“Does that work because of the council model you have—because you have a metro mayor?”

“Is there a role for integrated care systems to commission the VCSEs to deliver some of those services, rather than just providing funding? Would it be more effective to have a commissioning of services, rather than piecemeal funding?”

“Should digital inclusion be seen as a core component of a healthy ageing strategy?”

“All our thoughts are with the families of the children affected by this appalling case. We cannot even begin to understand the impact it will have on those children throughout their lives. A whole load of support will need to be brought in to protect them and deal with the knock-on effects that they experience. It brin…”

“I thank everyone who has taken part in the debate. The 3 pm shift on a Thursday is not a great one, especially when we are low on numbers, so I am grateful to Members for being here. I offer my thanks to all those who go to sea. The hon. Member for Dumfries and Galloway (John Cooper) spoke eloquently about the call of …”

“I extend an invitation to the Minister to visit the Queen Victoria Seafarers Rest at Tilbury with me in the near future, if possible.”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered seafarers’ welfare. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. The UK is an island nation. Our history and economy have been defined by maritime trade. That is certainly true in my constituency of Thurrock. Part of our local identity is shaped by our p…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I will come on to talk at length about the charitable contribution made by organisations such as the Queen Victoria Seafarers Rest. I am familiar with its work in her constituency and in mine. I do not think we can overstate the contribution that organisation makes to the we…”

“In response to my colleague, Alex, you said earlier that under the current nutrient profile model, Coco Pops is considered a healthy food. Do you think it is really fit for purpose? This is quite confusing to parents. The health claims on the front of the packet kind of take over from the sugar content of that, and it …”

“Yes, that would be good.”

“Is that not slightly offset? A lot of these indoor play areas do not allow you to bring your own food in. Fair enough, that is their business model. But then what they are offering in there probably would not meet a nutrient profiling model, or anything that we would class as healthy. Are the benefits that they will ge…”

“Yes”

“You said there are some good operators, would you be able to give us a few examples?”

“I am just thinking that it will be an experience shared by a lot of parents: you go out for the day, you might take a packed lunch because things are expensive, but at pretty much every leisure facility you visit you are almost aggressively marketed concessions. They do not tend to be particularly healthy, and they are…”

“Is it enough? We all know that there is a struggle in hospitality at the moment, and selling food and drink is additionality, and is often the way that you can make profits on this. Is there an issue that it is easier, cheaper or more profitable to sell a portion of chips or pre-made, pre-packaged off-sites such as chi…”

“That would be very helpful to know. In the wider hospitality sector, are there moves towards potentially offering healthier options? I am thinking specifically of venues that you are more likely to find children at, so we are talking about theme parks, leisure activities, soft plays, trampoline parks and the like. From…”

“Let us talk very briefly about some big fast food companies, maybe McDonald’s or KFC, for example. I do not think any of us would think they are particularly healthy options to go to. Do you have a sense of how much they would be spending on reformulation to make their businesses healthier versus how much they are spen…”

“This is possibly if we are looking at restaurants where people might go out for a nice meal. If we are looking at more the big fast food joints, which tend to be fairly heavily marketed at children and young people as well, what moves are going towards reformulation there, and what is driving it? As my colleague, Alex,…”