Speeches by Turmaine.

“No, it is quite all right—parliamentarians’ interventions are good as a process. I want to push a little harder on some of that. You touched on two examples of milestones in what is happening: the review that is taking place of the cost, as well as the work you are already doing to capture the stuff from Crossrail and …”

“I want to touch on the lessons learned. Obviously, it has been a long project, and there are many lessons learned. You touched on some specific examples already, but I want to ask a bit about how you are going to ensure that the lessons learned from HS2 and other DfT projects are properly embedded and prioritised in th…”

“That’s great. Can you tell me a little about how you will ensure that the new indicators will provide good early-warning signs of deteriorating performance?”

“Do you have an understanding of what level of deterioration in the quality of collections, or opening hours of museums, would be an acceptable tolerance in order to reach that financial balance, or is that not something you are currently considering?”

“Finally, on opening hours, the Report references instances of museums closing for a day in order to generate private income from use of the space. Do you have a sense of what is an acceptable range? For example, in an extreme case, if it were shut for 363 days a year, would the two days a year that it was open still co…”

“My next question was going to be how long you think it will take to implement them once you have decided on them, but you are suggesting in your answer that probably later this year is the—”

“That’s great, thank you. You, too, have pre-empted my next question in a way. I was going to ask about the transparency of data that you have from those good conversations. Do you know, for example, how many museums and galleries have had to reduce their opening times or cut services in order to get that resilience?”

“Ms Malik, in relation to the digitisation of content and the care of the collections that you were discussing with Chris, you mentioned accessibility to collections. Is that intended as a requirement to offer accessibility to audiences who cannot currently experience the collections, or does it mean accessibility gener…”

“Good afternoon. I am going to ask a few questions about DCMS oversight. First, Ms Storey, you mentioned the work that you have started to do on performance indicators, but could you tell us a little about why you have not had the opportunity to establish them yet and how long you think it is going to take to do so?”

“The Government are committed to effective cross-departmental working, yet my constituent Suzi has had tremendous problems getting different agencies to work together simply to get an effective wheelchair delivered to her home. Does the Leader of the House agree that cross-agency working needs to improve, and will he ar…”

“Q10. The Government have shown that they take seriously justice and violence against women and girls. In my constituency, I have been made aware of a case in which two children of a convicted paedophile have been trying to change their surname but cannot, because both parents have to agree. They are caught in a trap no…”

“Forgive my slight breathlessness—I have just run up the stairs. I would like to ask some questions about Annington Homes. The annual report and accounts says: “The landmark deal with Annington Homes in December 2024, to return military homes to public ownership, provides new opportunities for forces homeownership. It h…”

“Have the delays to the publication of the defence investment plan affected the plans for the estate development in any way?”

“Or give me a sense of what proportion of the budget you have?”

“Rupert, can you please tell us what progress you have made in developing the 10-year plan to deliver a generational renewal of defence housing?”

“You have touched on some of them already, but what are the primary targets and milestones that you are looking to deliver on in this plan? Commutability is one, and dealing with damp and size issues are others. Are there any others that you would like to surface?”

“As you say, it is obviously quite early days. Presumably most of those benefits are yet to come, because we are still at that early stage in the process.”

“That would be brilliant. We would really appreciate it if you could send some of that additional information through.”

“Can you tell me how much of the £1.5 billion for rapid work to fix the poor state of family housing has been spent so far?”

“That would be great—thank you. You have touched on some of this already, Rupert, but can you just give us a little info on what evidence you have about service personnel and their families starting to feel benefits from the new Defence Housing Service?”