Speeches by Taylor.

“Thank you, Mr Western. An MP Josh Taylor—that would be a beast, would it not? It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I thank my constituency neighbour and hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Bobby Dean) for introducing this incredibly important debate. He and I have written op-ed articles for…”

“Starting from some of our focus groups, one of the things that was most interesting was when young people, particularly the young boys we were talking to, were asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” it was always either an influencer or a sportsman. If it was a sportsman, it was a footballer. When we are talk…”

“Obviously that is a much more historical investigation. We have seen that some of the broader investigation has been hampered by the availability of documents; have you found any challenges in accessing original versions of documents from the time?”

“I do not have hard data on it but anecdotally, yes. Part of that is they can see that there is a man who is reading to them, therefore they see this as an activity they can get involved in. I would also add that there is a whole range of benefits to reading. One of the key things they do within those sessions is the on…”

“I will have a very quick stab. Probably the two or three main places that we have already touched on are the role of parents and the way we frame it towards parents, especially in the early years, be it parenting advice or a parenting course. All parents will say, “This is my kid, I know better”. Framing it around “her…”

“So a few things—I think a lot of them were discussed previously—and certainly parenting is quite high up there. If we can get parents reading to their children every day, it has a massive impact. We can see that in the data on how far behind or ahead kids are and whether they are read to regularly. I would also highlig…”

“I am probably not the expert on what the connection is. When thinking about the other correlations we see for reading for pleasure, there are a few that are of interest. They might not be causational but they do link with a range of things, particularly when we look at screen time in the early years. According to the W…”

“Go really hard on volunteering. If you can get a volunteering workforce who can come in and do the one-to-one relational, get their interests off them, particularly if you can buck the trend and try to find the same or more men, that would go a long way.”

“I totally agree that one of the best things about reading is the reason it develops empathy is because it allows you to put yourself in the mind and eyes of someone else and see the world through their perspective. The challenge we have is that 25% of boys enjoy reading for pleasure. That means that three quarters do n…”

“On the appointment of Lord Mandelson, is there a reflection within the Cabinet Office on the use of non-corporate communication channels by Ministers and senior officials for the discussions that lead up to incredibly important decisions, such as the appointment in the first place?”

“Humble Addresses are back in fashion. Cat, you agreed the process that the Cabinet Office is leading to respond to the two Humble Addresses. The first was agreed by the House on 4 February and was related to papers on Lord Mandelson’s appointment as His Majesty’s ambassador to the United States of America. Can you give…”

“I am a Senior Researcher at the think-tank the Centre for Social Justice. My main focus of work is on our Lost Boys project, which we have been doing for the last few years and within which we have looked at reading and what we can do there.”

“I totally agree that one of the best things about reading is the reason it develops empathy is because it allows you to put yourself in the mind and eyes of someone else and see the world through their perspective. The challenge we have is that 25% of boys enjoy reading for pleasure. That means that three quarters do n…”

“She cares about the taxpayer paying to clear up a company’s mess.”

“Is there a review and reflection process happening around documents that are held and may be the subject of future requests, so that when that does occur the documentation is easier to find and the information easier to provide to interested parties, making sure that as we deal with this we improve the process for futu…”

“But they are not doing something else; they are having to clear up the mess of a private company.”

“Part 2—the sequel: last Tuesday we had a second Humble Address relating to the creation of the role of special representative for trade and investment, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s appointment to that role. What role does the Cabinet Office have in fulfilling the response to that Humble Address? I also have similar…”

“Can I ask for a bit of clarity? How does the police investigation impact questions of the line of succession? Are they not separate? One is a matter of principle; the other is entirely separate.”

“Of course it is, because they are not doing their job; they are not doing their day job.”

“I am a Senior Researcher at the think-tank the Centre for Social Justice. My main focus of work is on our Lost Boys project, which we have been doing for the last few years and within which we have looked at reading and what we can do there.”