Speeches by Fenton-Glynn.

“I just wanted to clarify a few things, to get a picture of your day-to-day life and the impact this has, so thank you for that.”

“Does it make it more difficult with kids? My kids will not eat anything. If you have a limited choice, does that make it trickier?”

“But at the moment, the key issue is not having choice.”

“Just to declare an interest, I helped to set up some pantries before doing this job. So The Bread and Butter Thing is a community interest company, using food that would not be used otherwise.”

“Being pregnant and diabetic is not an easy thing anyway, so you have a lot of sympathy there. In terms of possible solutions, obviously I would like there to be more food available to everyone. There is The Bread and Butter Thing, which sounds like a local pantry.”

“We are talking about a fiver both ways, so basically 10% of your food budget will have gone on your bus fare.”

“That is really difficult. You say there is no vegetable option near you; there is not a corner shop or anything.”

“And the bus fare to the big shop is about how much?”

“How many shops do you do a week?”

“Evette, what I am getting from you is that there is a lack of accessible, decent food. It is okay if you do not know this, because I do not think we told you we might ask this, but what is your weekly food budget?”

“Sustainable funding is obviously key. If Government gave more ringfenced money, which I know councils are not always hugely happy with, it could make a difference to public health. In terms of the voluntary sector, I was talking to one of my local food banks the other day, and they mentioned the number of forms they ha…”

“Half the battle to reach net zero is using less energy, which is why work to insulate homes is so important. Calder Valley is famous for “Happy Valley” and now “Riot Women”, and has occasionally been called wet and windy. With 75,000 of our homes falling below energy performance certificate band C, that means many fami…”

“It is a huge relief to all of us that the hostages are sleeping at home with their families, where they belong, after two years of unimaginable horror. However, this plan and the recognition of Palestine must only be the start of peace and accountability. Children are dying from a man-made famine, so can the Prime Mini…”

“I know that Ministers do not comment on ongoing planning applications, but may I draw the Minister’s attention to an inconsistency? Currently, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is changing its guidance on heather burning on deep peat because of climate change concerns, but there has not been a conc…”

“Victims of sexual crimes are understandably often traumatised. What steps are the Government taking to ensure the long-term sustainability of specialist support for those victims—such as the Calderdale WomenCentre, which provides supports for victims in Calder Valley—in particular given the long waits for justice and t…”

“The current SEND system is simply not working, and nowhere is that more obvious than in my constituency, where 450 people signed the petition. Of students in Calder Valley, 12.2% receive SEND support, but behind that figure is a world of parents who are not having the family time they need with their children because t…”

“So we have some physician change and some patient change. It is a 10-year plan. You just said that the current model has lasted for about 200 years. We also have a document here that shows that we have not been terribly effective at changing physician behaviour. What gives you confidence that it is deliverable?”

“You are telling me that you recognise that we need to change, which is what you just told me in your last answer. We have tried change here, but it has not really worked. What makes you confident that it will change?”

“Is the essential problem that the senior clinicians who you need to get on board and who make a lot of the decisions are, in fact, senior?”

“It sounds to me like you want to convince them that it was their idea.”