Speeches by Davies.

“Bearing progress in mind, given the uncertainties and risks in the CB7 pathway, should Parliament expect Government to publish clear early-warning indicators and pre-agreed policy responses if delivery begins to fall off track?”

“Are there certain moments where that is refreshed or updated? Some public bodies almost produce a state of the nation report. You know when that is coming every year. There is plenty of that around healthcare regulation. Do you perhaps do that? The media then knows it is a moment when you are going to give your take on…”

“In terms of all the various bits of information that are available to Government, there is obviously a wide range of net zero delivery data available across Government, but it seems to be fragmented. Would there be value in a single CB7 delivery dashboard, bringing that information together in a way that supports clear…”

“Just following on from that, is the impact assessment that the Government plan to publish to accompany the draft CB7 legislation enough on its own for Parliament to scrutinise such a significant legally binding decision, or should Parliament also have sight of the delivery framework and outline sector plans at the poin…”

“Do you write to individual MPs with information about who you are and what you do? I suspect a lot of my colleagues are perhaps not necessarily aware of your committee and how it informs Parliament.”

“Some of Sammy’s questions related to the Executive; these ones relate more to the legislature. Under the Climate Change Act, Parliament is asked to approve a legally binding carbon budget. How important do you think it is that CB7 receives proper dedicated Government time for debate in Parliament? I understand that pre…”

“I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and the generosity of his answers at this late hour. I express my sincere gratitude to the British forces men and women who have helped seize this tanker—part of the Russian shadow fleet being used to fuel Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine. I also thank this Labour Government f…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. The BBC is one of Britain’s finest institutions. Although it has undoubtedly had its problems, as many institutions have—including this place—it makes a significant contribution to our national life. However, the BBC must change to ensure that it is fit for…”

“This Government have a very strong story to tell when it comes to recruitment and retention in defence, whether that is about investing in homes for our forces people, providing free travel over Christmas, or delivering a 6% pay rise last year and a 4.5% pay rise this year. I know that those efforts are working, becaus…”

“In my constituency, we have both rural and urban areas. I have had numerous people from rural areas contact me about theft from commercial vehicles, including in Quarndon. As we move forward with our police recruitment plans to get 13,000 more police officers by the end of this Parliament, may I ask that we ensure ther…”

“It was very welcome news that the Government had revisited the issues of business property relief, which will help family businesses in my constituency, and agricultural property relief, which means that up to £5 million can be passed on by a qualifying couple. It was also right that the Government considered this area…”

“Do you aspire to have the FCDO respond to the debate, because it has that international education focus?”

“We have statistics for the debates the Committee has allocated, and you have been allocated 14 in this Parliament, which is just under 10% of all the debates allocated by the Committee. You have three on our waiting list, and you turned down an offer for a debate on Thursday 8 January. Given our backlog, if you choose …”

“That is the information we have.”

“The thrust of the question is that there is a long wait for debates, so you would be looking into spring next year to get a slot.”

“I have two questions, Chairman. First, that was a very cross-cutting number of—[Interruption.] We have some competition from outside. As I was saying, you touched on a cross-cutting range of policy areas there. Which Government Department do you envisage answering?”

“People are obviously keen not to have the debate, but it has been a very interesting pitch. Why is there this inertia in the FCDO?”

“You may have heard in respect of the previous application that procedurally debate titles must relate to official ministerial responsibilities—I was very surprised to learn that the Government are not responsible for Valentine’s day, and it is not clear how equality in healthy relationships refers to a Government polic…”

“Who do you think should lead on that?”

“Sticking in the space of regulation but looking more specifically at the UK’s: Professor Boobis, do you think a national database of PFAS contamination across water, soil and air would improve transparency, public awareness and regulatory decision making?”