Speeches by Reynolds.

“Jamie from my constituency is a full-time carer, but he is also in full-time education and is therefore not entitled to carer’s allowance. Will the Government confirm that they will extend carer’s allowance to those in full-time education?”

“I have spoken to a number of headteachers in Maidenhead today, who have told me that what Ofsted is proposing is incredibly overcomplicated, makes “exceptional” seem out of reach and will be a blunt tool that will not allow schools’ individual identities to be taken into account. They still do not believe that anybody …”

“Given the protectionist policies of US President Trump, can the Minister confirm how he will seize the opportunity to make the UK the best place for pharmaceutical investment in the world?”

“T2. The outgoing chair of the Competition and Markets Authority warned of the authority being vulnerable to “expediency or vested interests”. Does the Minister believe that appointing a former Amazon executive produces that risk?”

“Residents of a housing development in Maidenhead bought their properties 10 years ago on 99-year leases. Now they are coming to sell their flats, they are faced with a charge of £15,000 to £25,000 each to extend their lease so that the new owners can get a mortgage. What will the Minister do directly to help those resi…”

“15. What assessment she has made of the potential merits of abolishing residential leaseholds.”

“Families of British citizens who are murdered abroad do not have not the same rights as families of homicide victims in the UK. Often, families coping with the trauma of that news must arrange to pay for their own translators, so that they can speak to local police and read legal documents—all while trying to negotiate…”

“One thing we could do to improve the situation in Maidenhead is to reopen the walk-in urgent care centre at St Mark’s hospital so that we can keep people out of the big hospitals and A&E and, as the Secretary of State said, help people get care closer to home. Will he meet me to discuss how we can work together to …”

“Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 January.”

“With almost 4.5 million entries and exits over the past year, Maidenhead train station is a busy transport hub, but with crowded gatelines, flooded underpasses and a drop-off facility that is not fit for purpose, the station needs major upgrades to give Maidenhead commuters what they deserve. Does the Prime Minister un…”

“Some 160,000 people live in residential park homes in England. However, when they come to sell their property, they are required to pay 10% of the sale price to the site owner. Although local authorities are responsible for the site licence, they often do not have the specific knowledge necessary, made worse by the fac…”

“Public services are at breaking point after the previous Government’s mishandling of the economy and budgets locally. However, does the Minister recognise that scaling back investment in vital public services risks even more devastating consequences for our local communities?”

“T2. Over the past few weeks, I have seen at first hand how businesses on WhatsApp groups are using bots to buy up driving tests and then sell them at £250 or more. That is even after the Government’s changes that came into force on Monday this week. What further steps can the Secretary of State take to stop that practi…”

“In 2022, a Channel 4 investigation found that a manufacturer being used by SHEIN in China had employees working 18-hour days with one day off a month. In May last year, a BBC report—a fresh report—found that some workers were still working 75 hours a week. Is that appropriate? Do you think those two specific instances …”

“How many hours a week do you think is an appropriate number for a shop-floor worker at a supplier for SHEIN?”

“Yes, but specifically what do you mean when you say “arrange working hours responsibly”? What does that mean?”

“SHEIN’s supplier code of conduct says that suppliers are told that they need to “arrange working hours responsibly”. What does that mean?”

“You talk about suppliers being terminated and the words you used were “immediate termination violation” but your sustainability and social impact report says if one of your suppliers is caught paying below the minimum wage it “requires immediate improvement”. Surely paying below the minimum wage does not just require i…”

“I quote from your sustainability and social impact report that says “requires immediate improvement”. That is the wording.”

“Would you not argue that breaking the law by paying less than the minimum wage does not just require fixing it but requires saying, “This is a business that we no longer want to work with” and so they should be terminated?”