Speeches by Ellis.

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) for bringing forward this critical debate. We think a lot about water safety in the Ribble Valley constituency; indeed, the River Ribble is in its name. In the River Ribble catchment, which covers my constituency and some lovely neighbouring const…”

“The battle of Bamber Bridge in my constituency, 82 years ago, was a powerful moment in history when local people stood in solidarity with black American soldiers against segregation. I am hugely grateful to councillors, like the wonderful Chris Lomax, who have worked so hard to keep the memory of this special moment in…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this brilliant debate. My constituency is a fantastic mix of urban pockets and vast rural areas, with some incredible businesses, including Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses, James’ Places hotels …”

“Just building on the conversation around the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act, the Government have obviously announced upcoming consultations in a number of areas, including service charges, legal costs and consumer protection. I am interested in what issues you think should be most focused on within those consultatio…”

“Dan, I will start with you. The Government suggested that the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act addresses the majority of the principles outlined in your report. Do you agree with the Government’s assessment?”

“I am MP for Ribble Valley.”

“Do you have anything else to add on those specific areas?”

“I rise in support of new clause 1 and new clause 20. I am someone who chooses the spend the majority of my time in this place focusing on women, who make up 51% of the population —on mothers, parents, women’s health and maternity—and I would like specifically to address comments that have been made in the Chamber today…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham and Beckton (James Asser) on securing this debate, so that we can learn from the covid years. I first pay tribute to the amazing health workers, volunteers and key workers who supported us through that turbulent time, and I will focus my brief contribution on the of…”

“Government data released last year shows that homeschooling figures have doubled since 2019. Although I wholeheartedly welcome the measures in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to ensure that all children are safe, many parents in my constituency actively and positively choose to home-educate their children, an…”

“To build on that point, I recently met the parents of a young man in his 20s who absolutely reinforced the need to get givinostat funded properly across the country. I was also struck by how the lives of both parents—they are teachers—and their other child were deeply affected by having to support their son and brother…”

“My constituency of Ribble Valley sits under Lancashire county council, which recently received a damning Ofsted report for its SEND provision. One parent, Selina Shaw, told me that her son Monty lost two years of education while the council spent more than £146,000 on a school he never attended, as the council did not …”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this important debate. Viki Mason is a forest school practitioner in my constituency who provides amazing outdoor education for primary schools, but the schools continually struggle to find funding for her services and those of providers like her. Does he agree that if we want yo…”

“Okay, so you think that there needs to be the local leadership around it, but that money, realistically, is not going to come from those developers.”

“To build on that, from what you have seen from devolution in the last five or 10 years, as we have started to really see really strong leadership on that, has that given greater security to your members, as to confidence in certain areas, such as Manchester for example? Is that happening already? Is that leadership bri…”

“On that last piece around the English devolution Bill potentially introducing the mayoral CIL, I know that we have touched on general CIL not having that big an impact in certain areas. Is there anything anyone wants to add about that mayoral CIL and where it could add some value and use in this space?”

“I am interested in the nuances that you have picked up on there. I largely agree that we need that more regional approach, particularly as we move to unitarisation because we are going to lose that district level. Just as an example, I am in Ribble Valley where land values are high and people want to build lots of hous…”

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

“Moving on to strategic planning and some of the bigger projects, I am mindful that the Government last week announced some big infrastructure projects around the country. I am in Lancashire, where we do not necessarily have many of those announcements, but we have massive impact on our motorway networks and transport i…”

“Many happy returns, Mr Speaker. Chipping Community Energy in my constituency is a brilliant ground source heat loop feasibility project. We know that grid infrastructure is weaker in rural areas, and there is a risk that more remote areas get left behind in the move to decarbonisation, in the same way that they did wit…”