Speeches by Campbell-Savours.

“Homes in rural areas experience some of the highest rates of fuel poverty in the UK. Rural properties are less energy efficient than the national average and many are simply harder to insulate. Will the Minister confirm that my constituents in Penrith and Solway will see the additional challenge of rurality reflected i…”

“T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

“One of the issues that has come up when the Committee has previously engaged with the PHSO is the MP filter. It was originally put in place because of concerns from Members of Parliament that having an ombudsman may in some way direct people away from their MPs and to the ombudsman instead, removing MPs’ influence in t…”

“Is there anything that you may wish to do about that?”

“Do you think that the public profile of the PHSO is sufficient? Do the public know what it is, what it does and how it can help them?”

“Over a number of years there have been conversations about how the PHSO could be reformed. Would you tell us your views on that, and where you think those reforms may be necessary?”

“We on these Benches recognise that school-based childcare offers some of the best childcare. I welcome the statement from the Secretary of State, which means that the Government will be supporting the expansion of the rural nursery at Paddle school near Cockermouth. Could the Secretary of State share with the House how…”

“The hon. Member is quite right: I was unaware of that. Under the rules set out the amendment, and made into law, these people would still be able to vote, and could even stand for election—arguably, that would be legitimate participation—but they could not spend money to disproportionately influence the outcome of elec…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for leading the debate. The Labour manifesto pledged to “protect democracy by strengthening the rules around donations to political parties.” I am pleased that these important proposals are being developed. Both today’s debate and the 2021 …”

“An early day motion from 2007 noted that women were typically waiting eight years to be diagnosed with endometriosis. Shockingly, nearly 20 years later, that wait has increased to nine years. The Government are right to tackle the appalling waiting lists for surgery, but the one in 10 women who suffer with endometriosi…”

“6. What steps he is taking to protect flood-prone communities in Cumbria.”

“I thank the Minister for her answer. Communities in Cumbria have seen many devastating floods over the last two decades, but flood action groups in Keswick have worked hard with United Utilities to develop a scheme that uses Thirlmere reservoir as a storm water store, helping to prevent flooding in the town. All agree …”

“12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle fraud in the welfare system by serious and organised criminal gangs.”

“I welcome the new powers in the fraud Bill, and note the huge increase in pension credit fraud in recent years. Can the Minister explain how capital fraud and fraud in which recipients stay out of the country for longer than the rules require, which together account for 50% of all pension credit fraud, will be targeted…”

“Can the Minister confirm more about the timetable for SFI ’25 to provide some reassurance to my farmers in Penrith and Solway that we will deliver? Will he also explain a little more about how we can ensure that more of my hill farmers get into the SFI scheme, which the last Government failed to deliver on?”

“My hon. Friend’s speech has made me laugh, as his speeches usually do. Through my family and the community in which I grew up, I have seen that many people who fall victim to scams were once extremely savvy about financial management. The people who fall into these traps once ran their own businesses or had quite a mat…”

“This weekend, Cumbria was hammered by Storm Éowyn. I must compliment the hundreds of local authority staff and contractors who worked day and night to deal with hundreds of incidents of fallen trees and damage to power lines and buildings, but I note that many of my residents are still waiting for power to be restored.…”

“Q3. My right hon. and learned Friend will understand the importance of farming to the economy of my constituency of Penrith and Solway, and to Cumbria as a whole. With recent reports of foot and mouth outbreaks in Germany, and concerns being expressed over transmission to the United Kingdom, will the Prime Minister ass…”

“Vijay touched on this before: the Elections Act introduced new accessibility requirements and I wondered if you could tell us more about how they have worked in practice. Correct me if I am wrong, but I got the impression that they caused challenges for some of our councils in identifying suitably accessible polling st…”

“You mentioned some stats on how many people felt that access to the polling station was achievable. What was it before? Prior to the changes, was there a big issue that they were designed to deal with?”