Speeches by Wilkinson.

“Businesses report that cyber-attacks are increasing, as is the amount of time they have to wait to employ someone to deal with those cyber-attacks. What is the Department doing to fill that skills gap?”

“I was never brave enough to serve on a planning committee during my 10 years as a local councillor—there are just not enough hours in the day. There are a range of views on this. I have some sympathy with the notion that we need to speed up the delivery of new homes—we have a housing crisis, and it is important that we…”

“The focus on public procurement will be welcomed by SMEs in the cyber-security sector in my constituency. CyNam has thousands of members, and when I talk to its SMEs they tell me that there is a real risk of our losing talent in the start-ups community to cities abroad such as Lisbon and Toronto. Can the Minister confi…”

“The Golden Valley development adjacent to GCHQ in Cheltenham will pay a vital role in our nation’s cyber-security. The recent confirmation of £20 million from the Government for that development is welcome, but will the Secretary of State confirm that the project will continue to feature in future iterations of the nat…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Erewash (Adam Thompson) on securing this important debate. University funding is undoubtedly in crisis. We have heard mentions of universities around the country, and there is a very similar story at mine, which I will tell later…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for bringing this important debate to the Chamber. In my constituency, GWR has been working with the borough and county councils on a new cycle link. Network Rail, unfortunately, is singularly blocking the development. That strategic cycle link will probably not be completed unless Network Rail, …”

“Thank you, Chair and members of the Committee. I very much appreciate the chance to make the case for a debate. In the last Parliament, Luke Pollard, who is now a Defence Minister, did some excellent work trying to bring people together on this issue, having discovered the problems that might be caused by Old Oak Commo…”

“I think the discussion needs to start as soon as possible. I would see this as the start in public—although the hon. Member for Exmouth and Exeter East did ask that very good PMQ—of a discussion where hopefully we can get Ministers to respond on the issue. I do not think that there have been public responses on this ye…”

“I understand entirely. I will commit to getting that number and hopefully more. There is a spread there; I did open it up to as many people as possible, and I hope that when other people see that this is being debated, some momentum will be found. Given the scale of the impact and the number of constituencies that will…”

“That is fine for my diary. I am sure that other Members who have an interest would put aside other appointments, because it is a subject of key importance to a lot of people.”

“Yes.”

“We need a firm but fair and compassionate approach on immigration, as I think everyone in the House would agree. Human rights non-governmental organisations have warned that people being returned to Iraq could be at risk of human rights abuses, so can the Home Secretary tell us what reassurances she has had on that poi…”

“Small music venues such as the Frog & Fiddle in Cheltenham are part of the lifeblood of the creative industries, but the Music Venue Trust has warned that after years of economic pressures and the recent Budget, more than 350 venues are on the brink of closure. How are the Government supporting small music venues, …”

“I welcome the commitment to neighbourhood policing that will help Cheltenham fight its problems with graffiti and illegal e-bikes, but when I talk to my local police commissioner he warns me that he is expecting to have to work very hard to maintain the force’s current headcount because of budgetary pressures in the co…”

“Does the hon. Lady share my concern that there is a real problem with vapes being used in the coercion of children for grooming purposes as well?”

“I welcome this important debate, and I thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for securing time for it. All of us in this Chamber are interested in the upkeep of our democracy. As part of that, we must be vigilant at all times. We must always work to construct a democracy that enables those in positions …”

“The Prime Minister’s focus on fighting climate change on the international stage is a welcome change from the conspiracy theories and equivocation we had under the last Government. One of the simplest ways to generate clean power in the UK is through solar panels, so will his Government take an interest in my private M…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) on securing this important debate. Most people assume that Cheltenham, the town I represent, is a well-heeled sort of place. The impression many people have is of grand Regency te…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for Hexham (Joe Morris) on securing this important debate. I am fortunate enough to have enjoyed tourism in Northumberland very recently; I stayed in Longframlington and Hexham with my wife and daughter, where we visited Hadria…”

“Does the hon. Lady agree that there is a particular issue with the discarding of single-use vapes in our town centres? Most of our councils do not have enough money to keep town centres clean; in Cheltenham, I believe the bill is in excess of £1 million per year. There is a real issue there, not just about the environm…”