Speeches by Taylor.

“To recap back to the beginning, though, was voter ID and personation a problem that the Electoral Commission saw prior to 2019 when it was put into the manifesto of a political party?”

“You talked about broader international systems and comparisons with voter ID systems and there being many countries where voter ID is a thing and it is accepted. Was a comparison made with countries where a nationally available—compulsory or optional—general ID card is available? You look at New Zealand, which does not…”

“Can I cut in there?”

“Importantly, your point was that most countries use their consulates and their embassies, which we do not.”

“Very briefly, because I am conscious of time, you mentioned Australia, Canada and New Zealand as electoral systems, processes and organisations that work well. In terms of overseas electors, do you have examples where systems are in place that you look at and say, “That seems to be quite a sensible way to do it”?”

“It is just to add an extra point that has only just occurred to me from the discussion of the question from John. You mentioned Wandsworth. I recall that in 2015 I was a candidate in Battersea. It was only because I was viewing the figures while they were being checked but before they were declared that I spotted that …”

“The Epsom and St Helier hospitals trust covers my constituency as well, and many of our residents rely on those hospitals for their care. Does my hon. Friend agree that it was previous Conservative Government’s absolute failure to deliver one of the 40 new hospitals promised in 2019 that led to the degradation in care …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship for the first time, Mrs Harris. I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) for securing this debate and the petitioners for raising these important issues for debate in the House. I am still deeply saddened by the events of 7 October 2…”

“I agree 100%, and I hope we hear the Minister speak with the courage to confirm that the Government will formally recognise Palestine. The dignity and security that both Palestinians and Israelis deserve can only be delivered by a two-state solution. That is why the Liberal Democrat manifesto called for the immediate r…”

“We have spoken a little about the machinery of government. You have outlined the mission boards, the delivery units, and how the mission leads and the boards fit together. The Prime Minister talked about rewiring the British state. Those are all mechanical descriptions. What other changes do you anticipate? Is that goi…”

“Does that curiosity extend to trying things and allowing them to fail and then learning from them and improving?”

“You said that if you were drawing these structures and powers up from scratch, you might not draw them as they are today. But if you were moving deals and structures towards an ideal and a better state, do you have a plan for what devolution looks like as the endgame?”

“Just to make a very quick point and coming back to the line of questioning from the Chairman: I do not think it is remotely credible to say you do not know when people started; that is a ludicrous thing to say and it worries me. It highlights this lack of understanding of the workforce and requires corrective actions t…”

“It seems like a very good way to understand what they are doing to me, but maybe I am misunderstanding.”

“Plus the breaking down of barriers, so it is almost using those boards to drive that utilisation of skills and priorities between the Departments?”

“So, these mission boards are effectively the structure that is being used to deliver that cross-departmental working?”

“You say up and running: have they been constituted?”

“Obviously we have heard a lot about five missions from the Government. You have spoken about structures, culture and, slightly alarmingly, about 40 bodies within the Cabinet Office. Can you explain a little what impact this five mission expression of the bigger picture has had on the Cabinet Office and then, by extensi…”

“We know what job title they were recruited under.”

“On that point, how can the hon. Gentleman say we will see more doctors when our GP surgeries are telling us that they will have to cut doctors, cut staff and cut appointments as a result of the national insurance increase? What would he say to them?”