Speeches by Scrogham.

“3. What steps she is taking to support young people into employment, education or training in Barrow and Furness constituency.”

“I have been impressed by the work being done in Drop Zone in my constituency. It runs a variety of projects for young people, including specialised education for those with additional needs, mental health support, and support for the transition back into education, employment and training. But young people in Barrow an…”

“My constituents in Barrow and Furness very much welcome the Government’s move towards delivering more neighbourhood health services, but my right hon. Friend will be aware of the great concern locally about the proposal from Lancashire and South Cumbria integrated care board to permanently end level 3 critical care at …”

“12. What steps his Department is taking to support neighbourhood health services.”

“It is staggering to hear of yet another serious data breach under the previous Conservative Government. Does the Secretary of State—[Interruption.] Conservative Members can bicker from their Benches, but it was clearly a mistake made when they were in power. Does the Secretary of State agree that we have inherited a ch…”

“Going back to the previous question, something that was raised regularly on our visit was whether it is attractive to work there. One of the big issues was that you could not have your partner with you for a long portion of the time. If you wanted to work there, but you could not have a partner with you, that would be …”

“Capability decisions will come out on the back of the defence investment plan in the autumn. Have you considered whether some of our allies could take on some of the burden that the UK currently has?”

“You mentioned the US. If the US withdraws capabilities, where is the UK best placed to replace those?”

“You are talking about a rebalancing, rather than an exit. Where would the UK be in that balance, and what would we be bringing?”

“Thank you all for your time today. What do you feel are the main challenges that we face in delivering defence reform? I will put that to the Secretary of State first.”

“I will direct the same question to Mr Williams.”

“I love a good opportunity and I love that we are being ambitious, but unless we accept where the challenges are and own them, we will not be able to deliver. You have already mentioned the way the MOD works; we have frequently discussed in this Committee that it is currently not very efficient and is holding back a lot…”

“Secretary of State, you have described the defence reform as a Parliament-long programme. How far along do you feel we are in the programme? What aspects are complete, and what aspects do you see that remain to be done?”

“You mentioned the National Armaments Director and said it will help defence become an engine for growth, which I appreciate is working for Barrow-in-Furness. How much priority do you expect the director to give to developing the UK’s defence industrial base while making acquisition decisions?”

“When do you expect them to be appointed?”

“Dr Hill, areas of resilience often rely on other Government Departments, on industry and on wider society to make changes. How confident are you that changes can be achieved? What action do you think is needed to support that work?”

“General, you are recommending some significant changes within defence, but also in the way that defence engages with other actors. Do you feel that our defence system is ready and able to deliver? If not, what does it need to enable it to make those changes?”

“Do you think they are equipped for the challenge of actually making those changes?”

“Should we believe that it is possible to achieve it this time round? What do you think are the biggest stumbling blocks that we would come up against?”

“Previous reviews have talked about transformation and have used the same sort of language. Why do you feel they have found it so difficult to achieve?”