Speeches by Patrick.

“Thank you for your answer and for your daily efforts to secure her release. There is an extremely concerning situation in Gaza in relation to aid, which is desperately and urgently needed to increase. I read reports that suggest that some elements of aid require going through about 10 sign-off processes by different bo…”

“What assessment have you made of the concerns raised by the Israeli military of a Hamas resurgence? Does that further jeopardise the efforts to get aid into Gaza? I worry that it makes what sounds like an incredibly difficult task borderline impossible. What is your assessment of those claims? What is your assessment o…”

“Thank you. I think a few colleagues have mentioned your priority outcomes for 2023-24. They are obviously important for accountability and for staff. I am a great believer in defining success as well as defining failure; it is a good opportunity to learn from things. When I read through them, I see that priority outcom…”

“I read your last published gender pay gap report. Why are men more likely to receive a bonus payment?”

“Thank you. On lessons learned and priority outcome 3, which is about responding to humanitarian crises, there are huge issues with what is happening in the middle east. What frank lessons do we and your successor need to learn about our failure to get aid into Gaza and our failure to retrieve a British hostage held in …”

“That ties nicely into your lessons learned at the start about overambition. If I may, Chair—”

“My colleague has just suggested that I read them out while you are looking at them in case anyone is watching. I have read out priority outcome 1 before. Priority outcome 2 is: “Protect our national and international security and mitigate the threats of strategic competition through building partnerships, strengthening…”

“On all four outcomes that are listed.”

“Against the three, where have we failed? I do not think anyone would have said, “Stopping Putin is at the top of your list—you can definitely achieve that.” Is it something we probably should have made some progress on and have not, or does it come back to the outcomes being slightly too woolly?”

“On that point, I am pleased to hear that growth will be in the new priorities that we develop. I do think acknowledging failure up front is an important opportunity to learn lessons. Against those four priority outcomes, I appreciate that so much has happened in the world that you could not have anticipated, but where …”

“Is that common?”

“That is very gracious of you, Richard—thank you. You said that the last Government chose not to publish metrics. Why?”

“On the pay gap, when can it be eradicated? What is the plan? When will your successor be able to come here and tell us, “There is no gender pay gap”?”

“I would really appreciate it if a note could be written to us with an actual aim, because we need some ambition to stretch yourselves to achieve that.”

“Q3. Emily left her ex, but the abuse did not stop. He stayed in their home, cancelled the mortgage contributions and destroyed her credit score. Now she cannot even take out a mobile phone contract. Surviving Economic Abuse and UK Finance have made progress in tackling this issue, but more has to be done. Will the Prim…”

“Q3. Emily left her ex, but the abuse did not stop. He stayed in their home, cancelled the mortgage contributions and destroyed her credit score. Now she cannot even take out a mobile phone contract. Surviving Economic Abuse and UK Finance have made progress in tackling this issue, but more has to be done. Will the Prim…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member on securing a debate on such an important issue. He mentions Claire House, which also has a site in my constituency. Claire House is an essential part of our health and social care system, and on my visit there, I could see the clear passion and pride that people have in that service and …”

“Today, the Chancellor has not only made history, but has opened up Britain’s future once again—history maker, game changer. Governments do not decide the conditions in which a Budget is made, and nobody would choose these conditions, after 14 years of Tory failure, but Governments do get to decide the choices that they…”

“The chutzpah from Conservative Members is quite incredible. Does the Minister agree that although they make a point today about process, they totally ignored the Office for Budget Responsibility ahead of the disastrous mini-Budget, which is still causing immense pain to my constituents?”

“There are many honours in this role, and one is to be able to take part in important debates such as this and hear the expertise and passion of hon. Members across the House. I will start by paying tribute to the many carers who do incredible work in my constituency. At times of immense need, they step in, day after da…”