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“That is helpful. Is there a wider range of bodies that should be included within the network?”

“Good morning to you both. Daniel, my first few questions will be directed to you. The EIC now has a more formal role in terms of co-ordinating the network of standards bodies. Previously, you took part in the more informal arrangements of the CSPL, co-ordinated through the Chair. How do you reflect on the more formal p…”

“Ed, do you think that the EIC and other standards bodies are sufficiently independent of Government and others?”

“Going back to you, John, looking forward five years from now, how would you determine the success or failure of the EIC?”

“Surely, the ultimate test is whether the public have greater faith in the process, and in politicians and people making decisions.”

“On the same point that I made to John, beyond the role you play within the network, is there another role you should be playing in terms of monitoring the use of statistics?”

“The chair of the UKSA does not have a formal role, although the chair attends. Is that something that should be changed?”

“Ed, just picking up on the networks again, what is your view on the more formal creation of the networks compared with what went before?”

“That is a nice segue into my next question. John, beyond the network, should you have any other sort of relationship with the EIS, particularly around the conduct and finance of elections?”

“Are there other bodies that should be included within the network that are not there just now?”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee and the manner in which he did so, in a very measured speech. I acknowledge the deeply emotive and tragic cases that have been raised in wid…”

“My right hon. Friend makes an excellent point. It is important that the Government and the civil servants supporting them consider the wider impacts of these changes if they are implemented. Firearms legislation has been crucial to keeping people safe and there are practical, workable measures that the Government could…”

“That is absolutely right. I do not know the club in question, but that is the same point that many of my constituents and others have made as part of the debate on this proposal. If the Government wish to improve public safety, I encourage them to accept the proposal for mandatory medical markers, which is backed by or…”

“The hon. Lady makes an important point, which nicely leads into my next point. Poorly resourced police forces could be overwhelmed, and might even refuse to accept new applications, which happened in Gloucestershire in 2024. That would have a significant impact on people who rely on firearms for their job and livelihoo…”

“The Scottish Government’s Fire and Rescue Service has been reviewing the future of Hawick fire station. Like thousands of local residents, I have signed the petition calling for it to be retained as a 24/7 service, but it has been announced that the decision will be delayed for six months. Does the Leader of the House …”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate. My speech about mobile connectivity in my constituency in the Scottish Borders will echo many of the remarks that the hon. Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) has just made—I suspect we will get a lot of consistency acr…”

“Does the Minister acknowledge that there are issues with the data that has been provided both by the telecoms companies and by Ofcom? We have all shared experiences across the Chamber today in which maps produced by Vodafone, EE or whoever appear to demonstrate good coverage in our constituencies, but the coverage on t…”

“The Leader of the House will be aware of the Countryside Alliance’s annual “Rural Oscars” awards. I am delighted that eight of the finalists come from my constituency: Briggsy’s Butcher, the Allanton Inn, the Buccleuch Arms, the Blackadder in Greenlaw, the Gordon Arms, Fine Feathers, the Ancrum Pantry and the Oxton Com…”

“Baroness Casey’s audit of group-based child sexual exploitation found “a collective failure to properly deter and prosecute offenders or to protect children from harm.” These crimes happen across borders and in every part of the United Kingdom, so what more can be done to ensure that prosecution services, including the…”

“1. What steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for grooming gang perpetrators.”