Speeches by Fenton-Glynn.

“There is embedding them and understanding the local voluntary sector, but we also have the healthcare professionals. What more can we do to build with healthcare professionals the knowledge and understanding of what your sector is delivering?”

“Thank you. Graeme, in your written evidence, you said that the 400,000-strong physical activity workforce is being underused. How can we use them better?”

“Does the upcoming workforce plan give the Government an opportunity to address the gaps in support for link workers?”

“Yes. They are the seeds to help physical activity grow. Jeanette, Sport England said that health professionals need the “tools, time and confidence” to talk about movement with patients. What do the tools look like, and who should provide them?”

“T5. Having worked on child poverty for over a decade, I have seen at first hand the damage to health, education prospects and life chances that poverty can cause, put at £40 billion a year by the Child Poverty Action Group. Can the Chancellor assure me that the child poverty strategy will build on the historic Budget a…”

“From loss of earnings to poor health outcomes, in 2023 the Child Poverty Action Group estimated that had child poverty continued to rise as it was, it would have cost the economy £40 billion by 2027. I am proud that not only have we stopped that rise, but we will see 550,000 fewer children in poverty by 2030, giving yo…”

“It strikes me that much of the criticism from the Opposition Benches is rooted in the decision to increase funds to raise the headroom. I know that forecasts are a job for the OBR, but given that it is busy at the moment, could my right hon. Friend advise me on what the likely impact on the markets would have been of h…”

“Currently, about 60,000 children are waiting for their first speech and language therapy appointment, and some are waiting for over a year. As with a lot of SEND problems, this happens because health and education are not working that well together. Can the Minister tell me what we are doing to bring allied health prof…”

“14. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that specialist speech and language therapies are available to children with education, health and care plans.”

“I am sure the right hon. Gentleman is aware that the majority of people impacted by this uplift, and two-thirds of children in poverty, have a parent in work. The false dichotomy of those in work and out of work is simply incorrect, and as a former Minister in the Department for Work and Pensions, he should know that.”

“This Budget comes at a crucial time for the country and this Government. I say that because I am not blind to the public mood. It is a mood that calls for more change and, fundamentally, I think that only the Labour party can deliver the change that we need. To understand the decisions we made in the Budget, Members mu…”

“Thank you all very much. It is so interesting that I have gone hugely over time.”

“You said “chief AHP roles within systems”. Can you just break that down a bit?”

“Just very quickly, Karen, you are involved in the commissioning of a really good model. We have a hugely diverse group of medical professionals here, and there are another 10 or so professions under the umbrella of AHPs that are not represented. How much do you know each other’s work? When it comes to getting the right…”

“I am just going to build on that. The thing that you said about schools was quite interesting to me. One of the elephants in the room about how our services do not work is that they do not always go to where the patients are. The education setting is a prime example. It is a shame that there is not someone from speech …”

“If you will excuse me, who is doing the commissioning here, then? Is that done through a CCG or an ICB?”

“I am probably thinking more for Karin and OTs. Have the roles gone more into the community with community diagnostic centres? Were they always a bit more in the community?”

“I probably need to pick up on that, where people are moving and leaving the employers, because I am going to talk a bit about left shift and shift to the community. As things stand, how is the AHP workforce currently split between community and acute settings?”

“It strikes me that, like with a lot of things with the NHS, you are suggesting that the change has started because buildings and centres have been built, not just because they have tried to redirect clinical and AHP resources to the community. Is that the case? Is this something that we could do without needing to open…”

“I absolutely agree. The Defence Office for Small Business Growth—I believe it will open in January, but the Minister will know better than me—will be a great opportunity to grow businesses such as Needles and Pins Aerospace in the hon. Lady’s constituency and the many businesses in my constituency that want to get into…”