Speeches by McKenna.

“What is not in the strategy that should be in there?”

“It flips it around, really. Is there stuff that we are missing?”

“We have talked a bit about the national youth strategy and some opportunities there. Isabella, it would be good to get into the detail of how well it will address people’s health, wellbeing and social cohesion.”

“That is fair enough; I got very excited.”

“That is helpful. I will link it with the questions that David was asking about the money and the funding. Is sufficient funding allocated to the strategy, from what you have seen so far, and do you think that it is targeted in the right areas?”

“Is that your view, Lucy? Do you think that it is the right level of funding, or sufficient?”

“All that was fascinating. I was thinking in horror about the way the skate park in my town is pushed to the worse location possible, which very much speaks to what you are saying. I want to ask about how we make sure that programmes are open to people who are more marginalised, either for socioeconomic reasons or becau…”

“How do you deal with all the extra hidden costs around sports? We are talking about uniforms, but there is also the need to pay for sports kit, for transport to and from facilities, for subs for clubs and things like that. I assume that some of that is a challenge. How have you worked to overcome the more hidden build-…”

“Obviously, challenging that more cryptic discrimination is very hard and can be very stressful. I can see some stresses that that will cause people, but how does challenging and experiencing this sort of discrimination impact on people’s health and wellbeing?”

“That actually leads very neatly into what I was about to ask next, which was really looking into housing provision in the social sector and private sector, and services that support people. Can you just tell me about the kinds of discrimination that black people face across social housing and private housing, but also …”

“I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and commend our incredible servicemen and women who have defended our interests here. I am increasingly worried, as are many other Members, about the shadow fleets and the way in which they are operating in the world. Given that there are two international ports in my c…”

“Please do—absolutely.”

“That would be incredibly helpful. Thank you, Henri. Dani, just building on that really, how easy is it for people facing these systems to actually challenge any discrimination that they encounter?”

“Margaret, is that the case in primary care as well?”

“I want to look at diagnosis, diagnostic tools and treatments that are available. Kate, tell me a bit about what diagnostic tools are coming along and what progress has been made on them, and about new treatments.”

“For the Committee, why Friday afternoons in particular?”

“That is very helpful. I nearly forgot you, and I should never let doctors talk over nurses; that would be very bad on a personal level. I will move on from diagnosis and treatment to the real reason we are doing this, which is the outcomes, and particularly the outcomes for minority ethnic groups. Charlotte, where do w…”

“Ruth, do you want to come in?”

“This is to anyone, really: is there anything more that the Government could be doing?”

“I am horrified to report to you and to the House that last night in Swale borough council there were violent scenes, as people wearing balaclavas in the public gallery violently intimidated councillors. They were threatening them and pelting them with eggs and missiles from the gallery. This is an attack on democracy i…”