Speeches by Onn.

“How long does it take to train to participate in any part of retrofitting activity?”

“It is an ageing workforce across construction broadly, isn’t it?”

“There is a need to get that experience passed on.”

“We are not going to do that until the demand is there.”

“Demand has to come first before we get the trainers, before we do two to three years of training for these people and then they have another two, three, four, five years to get the experience to be able to do this. That sounds like a long way off.”

“In terms of immediate need and if we were to require skills support from other countries, is there a sense of which countries we would require them to come from or where there is an excessive glut of said skilled individuals?”

“And Northern Ireland. I apologise to the hon. Gentleman—how could I be so remiss as to forget Northern Ireland the day after his birthday? I remind the Minister to celebrate the UK fishing industry, to stand firm and to promote the opportunities that come from the great-quality products we have in the UK, which I know …”

“This is the point I wanted to make to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dr Hudson). Does the Minister have a sense that great progress has been made, particularly on the Celtic sea and the Crown Estate’s approach to engaging with the fishing community at the earliest stage to try to minimise the i…”

“18. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services.”

“The Secretary of State and Ministers’ commitment to 700,000 more emergency dental appointments is already taking effect in my NHS area, with an extra 27,000 slots, and the feedback is excellent. However, constituents have told me that some dentists seem to be removing non-emergency patients from their lists. Can the Mi…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate that affects so many constituencies around the country. In Sea View Street in Cleethorpes there has been a noticeable uptick in the number of Airbnbs. That street has a unique identity, and the Airbnbs are taking away from the impact of local businesses a…”

“Within that, are there safeguards for consumers? If there was legitimate back billing under the current rules and a consumer faced a significant bill, are there protections if they were struggling to pay, or are they just at the mercy of the energy company?”

“Do you think that energy companies have invested in their systems sufficiently to identify early issues that are obviously erroneous, such as an £11,000 bill for a three-bedroom house?”

“Thank you for bearing with us while we disappeared—we appreciate your time. You started to touch on consumers and the complaints process. Do you think it is straightforward enough for people to complain? You mentioned the fact that suppliers could print on their bills something like, “If you think that we have got it w…”

“This is the bread and butter of the energy retailers—this is their job. If I went into a shop, I would not be expected to pay three times the amount for a product some months later and to be told, “Oh, I’m so sorry, we didn’t realise that was the product we gave you.” I would not expect that with my mobile phone bill o…”

“Within that, are there safeguards for consumers? If there was legitimate back billing under the current rules and a consumer faced a significant bill, are there protections if they were struggling to pay, or are they just at the mercy of the energy company?”

“Do you think that energy companies have invested in their systems sufficiently to identify early issues that are obviously erroneous, such as an £11,000 bill for a three-bedroom house?”

“Thank you for bearing with us while we disappeared—we appreciate your time. You started to touch on consumers and the complaints process. Do you think it is straightforward enough for people to complain? You mentioned the fact that suppliers could print on their bills something like, “If you think that we have got it w…”

“T3. After an appalling rape incident on the Fuller Street bridge in my constituency, I was shocked to find that last year only 2.7% of recorded rapes in the UK resulted in a charge. What is the Minister doing to improve the charge rate and get justice for more survivors of this appalling crime?”

“Do you think that energy companies have invested in their systems sufficiently to identify early issues that are obviously erroneous, such as an £11,000 bill for a three-bedroom house?”