Speeches by Ellis.

“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…”

“As my hon. Friend has mentioned, land value increases exponentially if planning permission is granted or new public infrastructure such as transport links are developed. In my constituency of Ribble Valley, we have had lots of house building, which is largely welcomed as an affordable way for people to stay in the area…”

“On Monday, Members spoke movingly in the Backbench Business debate marking Baby Loss Awareness Week, highlighting the vital, multifaceted role of midwifery in supporting bereaved families, and yet this week, the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives announced that it has decided not to contribute to NHS Engl…”

“I declare, as per my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, that I am a parish councillor.”

“Q I am interested in community empowerment plans and accountability within them. I will read up on them more, but to Zoë’s point, to what extent do you feel that you need to require different communities, so that it is not just the people who shout loudest, and the standard people you go to in a community, who are hear…”

“Q You mentioned how important town and parish councils are, and suggested that you would ideally like to see more parish councils. My question is on the neighbourhood governance proposals in the Bill. What do you make of them? What should they learn from the current structures of the town and parish councils? Based on …”

“Q Both the industries that you represent rely on tourism. One of the things that has come up in discussions that I have had about local government reorganisation is the branding of an area. I just wondered about your thoughts—you have touched on bids and hospitality zones. By way of an example, my area of Ribble Valley…”

“Q Building on what you talked about before, in terms of neighbourhood governance, I am interested in what you feel should or could happen if things go wrong. Interestingly, we heard earlier an opinion that parish councils, for example, should be rolled out, whereas the Bill essentially proposes neighbourhood area commi…”

“Q My question is about the difference between the current number of strategic authorities, which are very urban, and the big swathe of coming strategic authorities, which are fairly rural. I am interested in how you see leadership evolving in those different areas. Are there ways in which this Bill needs to be strength…”

“We had Sir Michael Marmot in the previous panel, and obviously he is focused on health equity. I want to ask your opinion on that as well. As we know, almost five years ago Awaab Ishak died aged two of a serious respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to mould in his parents’ home. How confident are you that…”

“A quick follow-up, picking up on what Helen said and on something that Millie said about home ownership problems. We are talking about training of assessors, but to what extent do you think there is a need for greater awareness generally of how to manage damp and mould in homes? How much do you think that would impact …”

“To follow up on that more generally for the ageing population, to what extent do you think that we should be looking at different groups of the population in thinking about house building? Should we be supporting older people who own their homes to continue living in them, or do you feel that we should be supporting pe…”

“My constituency of Ribble Valley has a significant ageing population, and a lot of people are living in quite dated housing stock, which is not adapted. Looking at climate change, we know that heat-related deaths are on the increase and will only continue to increase. Given that our houses are not necessarily adapted f…”

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

“I thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this critical debate, on an issue that is such a headache for so many of our constituents. As a mother to two little ones, I know only too well that getting out and about with two young children is hard enough as it is. Being hit with trying to ge…”

“I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I have always been, and I remain, a vocal advocate for devolution and reorganisation. I got to witness the type of joy and hope I want every community to feel when I worked in Greater Manchester during the establishment of the first devolved …”

“It was something they raised that they were suggesting was causing a problem.”