Speeches by Ellis.

“Can you tell us a bit about the size and shape of your private rented sector and the prevalence and severity of poor housing conditions within that?”

“I come once more to this discussion with a huge passion for devolving power to local areas. The northern powerhouse promise encouraged me to move back home to the north from London in my 20s, and I am so proud to have spent most of my career since then working to grow the local economies in Manchester and Lancashire. T…”

“Again, I appreciate all of that. You are talking about a lot of the challenges, which we understand, but ultimately it is about how you incentivise to make sure that this is done. What I am hearing from you is that, essentially, the grading itself is the incentive, but you are relying on that reputational value to matt…”

“How often do you tend to use those powers?”

“I am Maya Ellis, and I am the MP for Ribble Valley.”

“I gave my handyman a to-do list the other day, but he only finished items 1, 3, and 5. Turns out he only does odd jobs. I know, that is a terrible joke, but as the Dad Shift and my colleagues across the Chamber are highlighting, paternity leave in this country is also a terrible joke, and it is letting our brilliant me…”

“Preston-based KeTech in my constituency is a British-based and owned technology and engineering company that employs around 50 staff and provides the live update data and displays for almost 80% of all UK rail passenger journeys, including much of the London underground. Its biggest competitors —Hitachi, Siemens and so…”

“The £54 million UKRI global talent fund, which was designed to attract and retain international research talent, has excluded all northern universities from its funding. UKRI waived eligibility criteria to ensure that the devolved nations received some of the funding. Meanwhile, Lancaster University, a huge driver in t…”

“7. What steps her Department is taking to ensure the equitable regional distribution of funding by UK Research and Innovation.”

“I am just going to pick up a bit on community cohesion. Even though the reality is that crime in general is going down in this country, the fact is that a lot of the unrest that has happened multiple times over the last few years has meant that community cohesion and the way that people feel in their communities is pro…”

“I am Maya Ellis, Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley.”

“That is all really great. You said there that local people will get to decide. We have just had the English Devolution Bill going through Parliament. There is quite a lack of detail on what local engagement will look like, particularly in terms of neighbourhood area committees. Are this Government doing enough to engag…”

“You can measure a shift in sentiment over time.”

“How will you measure that? How will you know whether that has been a success in three years in terms of engaging those people?”

“I am Maya Ellis. I am the MP for Ribble Valley.”

“I am going to kick off with some general questions around the Renters’ Rights Act. Ben, you represent the National Residential Landlords Association, which has recently described the Renters’ Rights Act as the “most significant shake-up of the rental market in 40 years.” How do you expect the private rented market to r…”

“Jennifer, how successful do you expect the Renters’ Rights Act to be at driving up the standards of privately rented homes?”

“In terms of actual impact on people being landlords, it does not seem like there has been a massive shift in the last year since some of these announcements have been made. Do you think it will impact how many people choose to be landlords? What are your expectations in that sense?”

“As the Minister has just highlighted, the main argument against the CenTax proposals for APR now seems to be a fear that more people will be subject to inheritance tax under those proposals, even though most of those extra people are essentially private homeowners with agricultural fields. Does he agree that Labour val…”

“This week, over 100 business owners and trade unionists sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Business to ask him to form a working time council to review the benefits of moving to a four day week nationally, which research now shows improves both productivity in business and overall wellness in society. Would th…”