Speeches by Craft.

“I am trying to understand what went wrong in the design and development of it. Clearly, Sir Mike Richards’s report and the Dash report have commented that it does not work. It does not do what it is supposed to do; it does not provide a single assessment framework. You have 34 different quality statements, so it is pic…”

“The historical bankruptcy in Thurrock, from which my constituents are still suffering, is symptomatic of a system of local government that is letting people down badly. Devolution and reorganisation represent a once-in-a-generation opportunity to capitalise on growing opportunities in Essex, deliver better value and im…”

“15. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the condition of local roads.”

“I begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood). Her speech was incredibly courageous and brave. In recent days, like most women Members of this House, I assume, I have received online abuse, but her courage and bravery inspire us all, and give us the confidence to stand here. I give her…”

“Potholes plague the streets of Thurrock and are a daily reminder of 14 years of Conservative neglect. Stifford Clays, where my own tentative attempts to learn to drive took place, is particularly bad, but the effects are felt throughout my constituency. I am pleased that the Secretary of State is tackling this issue, w…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) on securing this debate. Playgrounds are a vital part of local community infrastructure, and free access to outside play space locally is something that all children should have the opportunity to enjoy. However, for disabled children and their f…”

“I want to quickly touch on the issue of funding. Simon, you mentioned that you have done work with the public to test where they think the money to pay for this should come from, and that the individual should pay some costs but the state should bear the majority. Do you have a feeling for the general appetite, whether…”

“Following on from the hospital delayed discharge issue, one of the questions that came up, which follows the discussions that we had about how this is paid for and who pays, is that where the savings are realised, it is often not in the Department that has to pay the upfront costs. Do you have any thoughts on models th…”

“To go a little wider, and focusing on collaboration and who pays, Sir Andrew, you touched on how paying for adult social care through the same mechanism by which people pay for their bin collection—local council tax—is perhaps not necessarily how people would opt to do it. This is perhaps a wider question, but do you t…”

“Is a shift needed in attitudes towards disability? I think about some of the framing around entitlement and scrounger narratives that we see in some of the nastier parts of discussion on this issue. If some people receive care that they need to go about their lives, this is not receiving something above and beyond what…”

“Just before Christmas, one of my constituents visited my surgery and gave me pause to reflect on the massive, often lifelong impact on loved ones who have someone in the social care system, and the devastating impact on their ability to work and to live healthy, fulfilling lives. Does the Secretary of State agree that …”

“Good morning, Secretary of State. I am very interested to hear your thoughts on how releasing control to local areas chimes with making sure that services that are often overlooked and seen as low-hanging fruit when there are budgetary decisions marry up. In particular, you will be aware that over the last week there h…”

“I will be brief because we are pressed for time. An area where we would like to see more intervention from DH, as opposed to DHSC pushing control out, is the Government’s strategy to halve violence against women and girls over the course of this Parliament. I am very interested in the role that you see DHSC playing in …”

“Sorry to press you, but I am looking for more information about how you will involve those groups. The feedback we received was that groups were unable to access the consultation in the most basic of ways. Alternative formats were not available when the consultation was first launched, and then when they became availab…”

“I have one very quick follow-up question. I really appreciate your answer. On the sexual violence and rape side of the violence against women and girls strategy, the feedback from the sector is often that the NHS and local ICBs, rather than being a help, are quite often a hindrance in referring victims to support servi…”

“Last week, I visited Basildon hospital, which is relied on by my constituents and people across Essex. Staff in the emergency department told me that they were operating under intense pressure all year round, and that it is indeed winter all year for them. That is due to a lack of beds, the terrible condition of parts …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Disability History Month. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark, and I am grateful to the members of the Backbench Business Committee for allowing time for this important and timely debate. As a disabled woman and mother to a disabled daughter, I feel rea…”

“I thank the hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) who was instrumental in securing the debate, and her and her team for their help in the preparation of my speech. I will reflect on some of the issues that have been raised by Members acr…”

“I guess it is about removing some of the strangleholds on services. How do you stop ICBs being tempted to the acute sector, when it is very pressing and very noticeable?”

“I am not sure we have lots of time—we might be out of time entirely. My question was generally going to touch on the primary care estate and the Government’s ambition to have a neighbourhood health hub in every ICB area, but I feel like we have opened the door to something massive. What needs to happen to the primary c…”