Speeches by Leadbeater.

“Dr Venkat, do you want to add anything in terms of private equity?”

“Dr Dickerson, does your clinic do egg sharing?”

“Do you know what due diligence is done by those clinics? What do they have to do ethically in terms of recruitment of the donors and the standards? Is there a legal framework around that?”

“Do either of your clinics offer egg sharing?”

“Dr Venkat, could you tell us how an egg bank differs from a fertility clinic?”

“What safeguards do you have in place to make sure that egg sharing does not function as a financial inducement?”

“Professor Martins Da Silva, I could see you nodding along there, so I guess you agree with what has just been said. Are checks done on the number of families already created using eggs from the donor if those eggs are imported?”

“You seem to be quite clear that you think that CIISA should be funded by the sector or the industry rather than the Government.”

“In terms of that, which key organisations have supported CIISA with funding? At the risk of making you a little less popular than you already said you might be, which areas of the industry do you think have been more reluctant to do so?”

“So it is that cultural change. Jen, just to finish, anything from you on that distinction between UK and overseas companies in terms of their willingness to provide funding?”

“David, I did not realise you were an actor, darling. You have hidden talents. Thank you both for coming in. I am quite a new member of the Committee. This is a new area for me and it is fascinating. Thank you for all the work that you are doing because there clearly are some very serious problems here that need address…”

“Zelda, you might be able to answer this. The industry called for the creation of CIISA and as you said, there is clearly a huge amount of support for it. Why do you think some bodies might have been reluctant to come forward with funding? Is there any distinction between the UK and overseas companies in terms of that w…”

“Thinking specifically about the music sector, what concrete commitments do you have from the music sector itself? Is that more than people just saying, “Yes, we’re keen to support you?” Has it actually translated into money and something in real terms?”

“Can you tell us a bit more about that? How will the women’s health strategy align with the broader 10-year plan? Are there any examples of what that looks like?”

“We were hoping to seek some reassurance that you would take into account the things that we do on the Committee.”

“The Committee would probably agree wholeheartedly that it is very important that women’s voices are at the heart of this work and certainly we have tried to do that as a Committee. What about the lack of targets that was criticised in the 2022 strategy? Can you give any examples of how you are going to make things that…”

“Thank you for coming this afternoon, Minister. It is lovely to see you and your colleagues. Let us get straight in there regarding the women’s health strategy. When do you plan to publish a renewed women’s health strategy for England, and will it take into account the concerns that are raised by this inquiry? It is fai…”

“I got a few messages from some friends on the day that we made the menopause announcements as well.”

“Do either of your colleagues want to come in on anything I have covered so far?”

“That is really interesting because again, some witnesses that we have had here have expressed concerns that there is not enough new stuff in the strategy, but it sounds as though some of those ideas are quite new. What can you say to convince the people we have heard from that women’s health, including girls’ and young…”