Speeches by Riddell-Carpenter.

“Suffolk is one of the hardest hit in terms of being the driest area of the region. I want to raise something that may be of interest to other Members; I am keen to hear your answer. Sizewell C is in my constituency. It does not have enough water to do the build-out programme, so is having to build a separate desalinati…”

“I would like to associate myself with my hon. Friend’s warm words about Daisy and Joe, who are both constituents of mine. Does he also recognise the impact that their ambition has had, and will continue to have, long after this debate? Their dedicated work has helped to start real and meaningful conversations about sma…”

“Last week, Suffolk county council announced that it is ending its contract with Suffolk Libraries and taking the service in-house. This is an appalling plan. Suffolk Libraries saved Suffolk from experiencing library closures under Tory austerity, opening up libraries and expanding services when others across the countr…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy) on securing this important debate. My hon. Friend told us about the role biomass that plays in delivering energy in the UK and specifically in the east of England. I will not rep…”

“Is a potential bridging loan being considered by the Department for the replacement of the ROC?”

“How effective do you think housing orders and movement restrictions are at controlling and restricting disease outbreaks?”

“You have touched on some challenges, guidance, support and communications but what do you think the Government could be doing generally to provide more reassurances or communicate more effectively?”

“Lizzie, perhaps I can bring you in on this. Following the recent foot and mouth cases in Germany, this Committee recently heard that it took up to six days for controls on commercial imports to be fully taken into effect. I believe that the DEFRA IT computing system was a counter for that. Do you share our concerns abo…”

“Final question: how successful has the vaccine been and what is the likely timescale for roll-out?”

“You touched on a point that I wanted to raise, which is the control zones. I met with a number of farmers in the constituency who were affected during that time. There is real criticism and concern around the control zones and how effective they are given the nature of the spread of the disease. Could you comment on th…”

“Jenny, is there anything to add on that?”

“Yes, thank you. I am conscious of time so I will encourage you both to keep the answers short if you are able to. Bluetongue is a huge issue in my constituency of Suffolk Coastal. We were pretty much at the epicentre of the most recent late summer outbreak. What lessons have been learned? Christine, can I start with yo…”

“Lizzie touched on this in answers to my questions and throughout the session, but to you all, if you have any ask from Government then this is your moment. In terms of further support in responding to these outbreaks and embedding that business resilience, is there anything you would like this Committee to hear in rega…”

“How effective do you think housing orders and movement restrictions are at controlling and restricting disease outbreaks?”

“You have touched on some challenges, guidance, support and communications but what do you think the Government could be doing generally to provide more reassurances or communicate more effectively?”

“Lizzie, perhaps I can bring you in on this. Following the recent foot and mouth cases in Germany, this Committee recently heard that it took up to six days for controls on commercial imports to be fully taken into effect. I believe that the DEFRA IT computing system was a counter for that. Do you share our concerns abo…”

“You touched on a point that I wanted to raise, which is the control zones. I met with a number of farmers in the constituency who were affected during that time. There is real criticism and concern around the control zones and how effective they are given the nature of the spread of the disease. Could you comment on th…”

“Final question: how successful has the vaccine been and what is the likely timescale for roll-out?”

“Jenny, is there anything to add on that?”

“Yes, thank you. I am conscious of time so I will encourage you both to keep the answers short if you are able to. Bluetongue is a huge issue in my constituency of Suffolk Coastal. We were pretty much at the epicentre of the most recent late summer outbreak. What lessons have been learned? Christine, can I start with yo…”