Speeches by Dickson.

“Last week I held a roundtable on the White Paper with Dartford residents. Although they welcome the greater focus on schools providing quicker and more flexible support, they are nervous about the level of resourcing that will be available to schools. They are also worried about the accountability of schools to parents…”

“I have one other question, about affordable credit more generally. As a member of a credit union myself—perhaps I should have declared that as an interest at the start—I have seen how important affordable credit is, particularly taking the place of what used to be there in the payday loans market for small loans, as yo…”

“The no-interest loan scheme that we were discussing earlier, which has been cited as a big success, is something that we want to see scale up, but there is no Government support for doing that at the moment. Why do you think that is? Is that a problem?”

“To follow up on dormant assets, is there too much reliance on short-term funding and the use of dormant assets in the strategy, rather than getting the industry themselves involved at the early stage and taking those forwards?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. On the point of under-investment over many years, he is making a really good case that community centres are places that bring people together and get them active and talking, resulting in improvements in mental and physical wellbeing. My constituency has some grea…”

“I have a few questions for Ms Pender about the role of Fair4All Finance and the strategy. Clearly, you have a very central role in delivering a number of its elements, whether affordable credit, credit union transformation, financial capability or insurance. How would you describe Fair4All Finance’s role in the strateg…”

“On the evidence of the past year, would you anticipate the new round of tariffs playing a big part in the thinking of the MPC going forward?”

“I thank the Chancellor for her statement. As she says, we have made good progress on stabilising our fiscal and economic situation since the 2024 election. Most notably, we have increased the headroom available on our public finances, but as a result of the previous Government failing to invest in sustainable energy an…”

“He appears to be on record as being very critical of the way in which the Fed has operated for the last 10-plus years. He is talking about potentially overhauling some of its approach and remit. Would you see that as a possible risk around interest rates in the US being subject to political pressure, or will it be done…”

“I just want to ask you a couple of questions about crypto assets. Is it your estimate and assessment that the growing use of crypto assets is increasing the amount of financial crime that we see in our economy and in your environment?”

“In developing your approach, which you have said and confirmed that you are on track to introduce in October 2027, what have you learned about the way in which we need to create this crypto asset environment and wider resilience? Are there things that you have understood as you have gone along that will play a part in …”

“Governor, you recently said that some of the expected shocks to the world economy that were perhaps a result of the round of tariffs we saw last year—the tariff increases by the US—had not come to pass as factors that you really needed to take huge account of in the work of the MPC. Do you still believe that to be the …”

“Ms Greene, you have been on record as saying that if we see further significant rate cuts by the Fed, it could affect our own assumptions about inflation. Would you see further rate cuts perhaps more quickly than might otherwise have been the case as a result of there being a new chairman? Would you see that as somethi…”

“You are working through a framework, which you are seeking to put in place next year, as I understand it. Given the risks that you have outlined, Mr Smart, is crypto a sufficient priority within your framework and your ongoing work as the FCA? Are you meeting the challenge?”

“Just very quickly, can you be certain, therefore, that Palantir cannot retain any data for use outside the contract for their own uses, whatever they may be, following the end either of the 12 weeks or a further contract, if you should award them one?”

“I have a couple of questions about the global outlook, particularly looking at events in the US. We now have a presidential nominee for the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, coming after a long period in which, to put it politely, the President of the US has attempted to cajole the Federal Reserve into cutting rates…”

“Do you think that is important?”

“8. What recent progress her Department has made on tackling antisocial behaviour.”

“It is a pleasure to have this Bill back before us today. During the many great speeches tonight, but also on Second and Third Reading, the great majority of people have agreed that we should feel proud of this world-leading piece of legislation. It will create that elusive thing: a smokefree generation in this country.…”

“I am grateful to the Minister for her reply and for meeting me and others at the end of last year to discuss the troubling and growing trend of the use of catapults to target wildlife and people in Dartford and across Kent? I really appreciate the work she is doing to organise a roundtable soon, where wildlife groups, …”