Speeches by Robertson.

“I could speak about so many aspects of the Brexit renegotiation that the Government are entering into—Conservative Members in particular have spoken a lot about those issues—but I wish to focus on fishing and farming. It is always a worry when this Government go into bat in a negotiation, because when Labour negotiates…”

“I thank the Minister; that is helpful. Those documents are obviously very hard to forge, so I was not suggesting that they might be forged. My question was about was the possibility—I may simply be wrong here—of someone else presenting those documents. They are not forgeries; they are simply not the passport or driving…”

“I thank the Minister for setting out in detail the provisions for where crossbows are sold and the seller is not in the presence of the buyer. On providing identity documents and photographic evidence, is she concerned that the wording that she used is vague and that there is scope for providing false documents? Perhap…”

“The Chancellor increased the cost of employing people in social care by raising national insurance contributions for social care employers, and then exempted NHS employers from those increased costs. When will this Government properly support social care and relieve the sector from pressures caused by the Chancellor un…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I support the clauses, which outlaw the use of SIM farms and the supply of SIM farms to others. It is a defence for a person to show that they have “good reason” to use a SIM farm. Examples are given in the Bill, including providing broadcasting services, opera…”

“Has the hon. Lady not received a payment of £8,000 from the man whom her own Government want to install as an independent chair of an independent regulator? Does she not accept that that is a major compromise of the independence of that chosen nominee?”

“T7. National per pupil funding criteria are a blunt instrument for fairly funding schools in rural areas like mine on the Isle of Wight, which is also separated from the UK mainland by sea. Will the Minister meet me and representatives from the Isle of Wight council to discuss how fairer funding for Isle of Wight prima…”

“My hon. Friend is a football fan. Does he recall hearing any fan group saying, “What we really need is a Labour donor crony regulating the beautiful game”?”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I rise to speak to Opposition amendments 44 and 45 and to address directly what I consider to be a major loophole in this proposed law, which has really good intent behind it. There are two elements to the spiking loophole. I can envisage a defendant getting…”

“I have a modicum of sympathy for how the Minister is addressing the words “prank” and “revenge”, although I do not necessarily agree with her. Will she address the issue of intent and recklessness, because that has a clear precedent in law, and indeed in the Bill itself?”

“I welcome those comments; I do not welcome you not putting it back in the planning guidance. It is such a significant document for where the NHS is heading for the year in advance that not to have the biggest cause of death in the UK in that document for the first time in ages seems to me a tragedy for those living wit…”

“Will they be central to commissioning and developing what you call good neighbourhood health services, and central to realising the ambitions in the 10-year health plan?”

“Why are you cutting their operating budgets by 50%?”

“Can you show us the analysis that helped you to arrive at 50% as the right level of cut to their operating costs?”

“Are you sure that the figure is about a 50% cut for the ICBs? Are you sure that is right?”

“Jim, as the boss of NHS England, you wrote to health leaders just last week saying, “We will share with you soon what we think is a reasonable running cost for ICBs per head of population”. Hasn’t the Secretary of State just given you the answer? It is 50% of the current cost.”

“Some ICBs will be asked to save more than 50% and some will be asked to save less?”

“Will it be based on their performance so far, their health outcomes?”

“Do you know what is in the 10-year health plan?”