Speeches by Robertson.

“Thank you very much. This is a question to each of you. Thinking of the experiences you have had, what one or two things would have made the biggest difference to the care and support you received?”

“If I may, I will take this opportunity to explore some of my right hon. Friend’s knowledge and expertise in this area. Will he comment on the balance in this Bill between safeguards on the one hand and freedom on the other? I would be interested in his thoughts.”

“Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Government must know that this policy is damaging the ability of the police to operate? The Government know it is causing damage to the public sector, and that is why they have exempted the NHS, but they have failed to exempt other public sector services such as the police. They…”

“Nearly 1 million people are living with dementia—it is the biggest cause of death in the country today—and by the end of the 2030s that figure is set to rise to 1.4 million. Early diagnosis is one of the best things we can do to support people living with dementia, so will the Secretary of State explain why the dementi…”

“12. What steps his Department is taking to help reach the national dementia diagnosis rate target.”

“The hon. Lady spoke about the pessimism that the Government will U-turn on this, but does she share my optimism that they may well U-turn if enough of their Back Benchers make a point?”

“The Isle of Wight council is already a unitary authority. Given that the Deputy Prime Minister is postponing our elections, can she confirm that that will mean the future reorganisation of the council is on the negotiating table? Otherwise, why would she be cancelling our elections?”

“Good morning. The NHS has received a funding increase of £10.6 billion additional money, but there are clearly additional costs in there that will have to be met, through inflation and pension contributions and national insurance contributions, to the extent they are not rebated. What assessment have you made of how mu…”

“Yes.”

“Given that there has been raiding of the capital budget long term—I am not seeking to make criticism of that in this question—how confident are you that you can meet the Secretary of State’s requirement that it stop in the future?”

“Thank you. The Secretary of State has also said that raiding the capital budget to fund day-to-day spending in the NHS will not be permitted under new rules. Are you confident that operational costs will be met this year without raiding the capital budget?”

“Is there a problem that there are not any consequences and a system of fines is unhelpful and you lack the hard accountability if there are no consequences?”

“Evidence suggests the need for greater accountability for local authorities across education, health and social care in meeting obligations for SEND provision. What measures and consequences should be put in place to improve accountability, particularly when there are statutory failures in effectively delivering SEND s…”

“Is there a problem that there are not any consequences and a system of fines is unhelpful and you lack the hard accountability if there are no consequences?”

“Good morning. Under Ofsted reforms, inclusion is being introduced as a new criterion for inspection. What should this involve with regard to SEND and how should schools be assessed on it?”

“Evidence suggests the need for greater accountability for local authorities across education, health and social care in meeting obligations for SEND provision. What measures and consequences should be put in place to improve accountability, particularly when there are statutory failures in effectively delivering SEND s…”

“Good morning. Under Ofsted reforms, inclusion is being introduced as a new criterion for inspection. What should this involve with regard to SEND and how should schools be assessed on it?”

“The Minister makes the good point that creative industries need to be backed with finance that they can access. Will he ensure that grassroots, small-scale projects away from the big cities, such as on the Isle of Wight where my constituency is, receive the finance they need, so we can realise our aim and endeavour of …”

“I regret that I do not have the extensive music lyric knowledge of my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage). Neither did I have a career in a rock band like the hon. Member for Wimbledon (Mr Kohler), who, from what he said, seems to have been single-handedly responsible for shutting down a favouri…”

“It is a pleasure to speak on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition on this important matter. I congratulate the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on bringing forward this Bill. She has spoken with passion and knowledge on an issue that she clearly knows and cares much about. I also thank her for su…”