Speeches by Robertson.

“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?”

“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?”

“Yes.”

“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…”

“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?”

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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 …”

“Immediately before the Minister came to the House, we were debating environmental protections to secure our country and the future of our globe. In the spirit of unity, will the Minister agree that there is little point in talking about environmental protections and security without also securing our world through robu…”

“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…”

“Like the Solicitor General I also practise as a solicitor. She must know that the questions that are being put are not calling into question a barrister’s right to represent clients. This is about a barrister who is now the Attorney General. Does she accept that the Law Officers’ convention is being extended in the int…”

“The Minister refers to helicopter travel, and she has given her description of the previous Government. Does she not accept that the Government are using VIP helicopter travel, not through the Ministry of Defence budget but through the Cabinet Office budget? Does that not make this Government grossly hypocritical, and …”

“8. What steps he is taking to reduce the cost of ministerial travel.”

“What was your experience in the provision of follow-up care for those who were identified as being high risk following a Health Check?”