Speeches by Platt.

“Greg, what do you read into the announcement about Disney ending the partnership with Doctor Who?”

“It could be generational. It is something that is passed down from parents that you pass down to your children.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I begin by paying tribute to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell) for his work in this House and outside it to combat fraud and corruption. His steadfast resolve is to be commended. I have probably wasted half my t…”

“Is the community right to buy part of that solution as well?”

“Eilish, you mentioned sustainability being part of how you can better support community initiatives. Matthew, how do you think projects will be able to be supported, especially in deprived areas?”

“I have a question to Geoff. How do you engage local communities in the stewardship of the sites you manage? You mentioned volunteers before. Having run a facility, run by volunteers as well, they do not always have the time. Damian mentioned as well that volunteers are dropping off, especially since covid. What would y…”

“What would the challenges be or what do you foresee these challenges are?”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for securing this important debate. In my constituency, the rise of HMOs is a growing concern. As other Members have said, HMOs provide vital accommodation for key workers, students and single people; ho…”

“Again, declaring an interest, we were a recipient of community ownership fund support, which did give us a real kickstart into developing the mill project that you mentioned before. With the closure of COF, how are you ensuring that community ownership is encouraged in heritage projects?”

“Can I quickly ask about the procurement policies where a heritage facility has public funding and yet they are allowed to use only a small pool of contractors, usually national contractors, not local? Again, what you are saying is absolutely great and we could all pull together on that, but the reality is you can use t…”

“That was diplomatic.”

“When funding models have historically gone to local authorities to distribute, what worked best? Is it working with the community or is it going via another level of bureaucracy, if you like, through the local authority? Is that a cheeky question that I can maybe get a one-word answer on?”

“Do you believe the programmes have been successful?”

“Eilish and Matthew, what lessons have been learned from recent partnership approaches? You mentioned the heritage action zones and the heritage enterprise programme, and the collaborations between communities. What lessons have been learned and what could we do better?”

“Project funding is usually about short-term projects. It is usually the asset or the group that is trying to fit. Do you foresee any problems with that?”

“Good morning. Can I declare my interest as having managed a grade II listed building during my sabbatical years, probably the hardest job that I ever did as a charity worker? Geoff, as a funding recipient, what are the biggest limitations of the current funding models for heritage conservation?”

“What would the challenges be or what do you foresee these challenges are?”

“I have a question to Geoff. How do you engage local communities in the stewardship of the sites you manage? You mentioned volunteers before. Having run a facility, run by volunteers as well, they do not always have the time. Damian mentioned as well that volunteers are dropping off, especially since covid. What would y…”

“Is the community right to buy part of that solution as well?”

“Eilish, you mentioned sustainability being part of how you can better support community initiatives. Matthew, how do you think projects will be able to be supported, especially in deprived areas?”