Speeches by Perteghella.

“My question is for Connie Muttock. The Centre for Young Lives is among many who have called for a regulatory framework for social media, including minimum age requirements for harmful social media platforms, stronger safety-by-design and duty-of-care obligations for tech companies and, most importantly, a public health…”

“I want us to reflect on the role of social media. You have already mentioned some of the harms from these platforms. Can you tell us a bit more about what role you see platforms playing in both harming and perhaps supporting young people’s mental health? Most importantly, what action would you like the Government to ta…”

“I want us to reflect on the role of social media. You have already mentioned some of the harms from these platforms. Can you tell us a bit more about what role you see platforms playing in both harming and perhaps supporting young people’s mental health? Most importantly, what action would you like the Government to ta…”

“I am bringing forward this debate because of the many fatalities on the roads in the west midlands, and the catastrophic consequences of collisions and crashes. In seconds, happy worlds are turned upside down, lives are destroyed and families are left grieving their loved ones. My constituents are dying on the roads as…”

“I thank the hon. Member for his passionate intervention, and I fully agree with him. I will talk a bit about what is happening in Warwickshire and I hope that Warwickshire colleagues will also intervene and share their experience. I also hope that the Minister will say something about guidance for local authorities, so…”

“I absolutely agree. I would like the county council to focus on what really matters to our residents, rather than spending its first six months in power deciding which flag should fly on which flagpole or talking about other culture war policies. I received an email from a visitor to my constituency who had hit a potho…”

“Yes, at the heart of this debate is changing the culture from local government to national Government. We need to have education and behavioural change, and I will say a bit about that, but the culture also needs to change. We need to be proactive, and we can be, because only then will we save lives. Speeding near scho…”

“I fully agree with the hon. Member’s points. With the road safety strategy consultation and review, we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make changes to the culture and assess the situation. If we want to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads, we need to be bold and make sure that local authorities hav…”

“I fully agree with the hon. Gentleman. With the new national road safety strategy we have a real opportunity to ensure that we reduce serious injuries and deaths on the roads. I hope the Government will take into consideration our views and the responses to the consultation, and will ensure that the guidance is updated…”

“I agree with the hon. Gentleman. I was a school governor for many years, so I know how teachers write letters to parents to ask them to park considerately, and also not to idle their engines, because obviously that causes lots of pollution, and health issues such as asthma. The hon. Gentleman is right that we need to e…”

“Professor Berrang Ford, you talked about thunderstorm asthma. Can you clarify what you mean by that?”

“Thank you. Professor Sutton, our predecessor Committee’s inquiry into heat resilience highlighted the importance of humidity and suggested incorporating it into more weather data and forecasts. Does the Met Office have any plans to do this?”

“My question is to Professor Berrang Ford. What has been the learning since the introduction of the adverse weather and health plan in 2023 and how is that incorporated into subsequent iterations of the plan?”

“Is there any best practice and are there lessons to be learned from the UK response to flooding, and how it interacted with communities? I represent a community vulnerable to flooding, and we have flood action groups, flood wardens and regular meetings with stakeholders such as the Environment Agency. Can that be done …”

“My first question is to Professor Sutton. How do geographical features affect heat? Can you tell us a bit about how rural, coastal, inland and urban areas compare with each other?”

“This question is for the whole panel. Can you tell me how much of an impact the urban heat island effect has on temperatures in major cities? What is the impact on health? I also want to know whether there is a danger of an over-focus on cities. I represent a rural constituency, and we have been asked to build lots of …”

“What investment is needed, in monetary terms, to achieve effective heat adaptation?”

“With the previous panel, we heard about the links between heatwaves and health issues, and of course excess deaths. We know that heatwaves trigger ozone pollution events, so can you tell us a little about the link between extreme heat and air quality or air pollution?”

“You mentioned private buildings and private contributions; what levers do the Government have to maximise the private contribution to heat adaptation?”

“Finally, what role can green and blue infrastructure play in cooling in cities and in new settlements in rural areas? Can there be any unintended consequences?”