Speeches by Caliskan.

“I bet they stopped after that.”

“That is quite all right. Somebody in this room will, and will be able to explain to me later, I am sure.”

“It is not. I am saying that it derives from the WHO’s understanding of what the picture may be.”

“My initial question was about your view of whether we have made good progress. The targets that we have just had a brief discussion about have been reduced, perhaps because they were not achievable or perhaps because they did not relate to the challenges that we have. Whatever the reason, they have been reduced. I am t…”

“Do you have a view on why that is?”

“The use of antibiotics is more prevalent in those communities because of illness. Is that what you are saying?”

“My understanding, but correct me because I may be entirely incorrect, is that those targets derive from WHO and UN guidance. They are targets derived from what those two organisations are saying when it comes to the agenda. Therefore, if the Department of Health and Social Care, for example, or the NHS changes the targ…”

“I want to ask a little more about the national action plan. You may have already addressed this, but it would be helpful to get a bit more of a sense of your assessment of how well the UK has made progress on human health alongside animal health, food and the environment as a whole. Clive Betts asked earlier whether we…”

“Thank you to the panel. I have a question about prescribing, but we may build on it later. Does it worry you that 20% of antibiotics prescribed in primary healthcare are inappropriate? I do not know what “inappropriate” means. Does it mean it is wrong? Is there a clinical consequence to that inappropriateness, or is it…”

“I am not trying to be provocative. I am just trying to get a sense of how those things not being in place helps this area.”

“Do you mean the targets to reduce AMR?”

“I am not sure I know what all that means.”

“I also want to ask about the sufficiency of resources. The NAO Report talks about the amount of money that has been allocated by Government directly for AMR programmes. It is just over £500 million. In cash terms, that has increased over four years, but the value remains broadly stable. I understand there are other pot…”

“I thank the Chancellor for her statement. I represent Barking, which she will know has some of the highest deprivation figures in the country, and where 20% of working adults have no qualifications whatsoever. Does she agree that it is only by our creating jobs and those people getting the qualifications that they need…”

“The hon. Gentleman gives me an opportunity to highlight the fact that my local authority has been building homes far faster than most local authorities across the country. The general slowing in the delivery of housing over the past two years is absolutely to do with the fact that the previous Government crashed the ec…”

“Does the shadow Minister recognise that, under the previous Government, communities were hindered in being able to shape proposed development by only a third of local authorities having up-to-date local plans?”

“My local authority has committed to building homes and it has a good record. One barrier to being able to deliver homes at speed is the fact that we see infrastructure delayed year after year. With the Bill’s proposals to allow CPOs and land assemblies to happen far quicker, we will see homes built at pace in a way tha…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that open green spaces are not always the most biodiverse, and that we need a more joined-up approach to providing investment in those spaces?”

“I declare an interest as the vice-president of the Local Government Association. I support the Bill because we must do everything we can to deliver the building of more housing in this country. As the Member for Barking, I see and hear at first hand the impact of the housing crisis. Every week, I meet constituents who …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his speech and for highlighting the gaps that exist in local government. I am sure he will recognise that, as the Local Government Association and the National Housing Federation have said, only 80% of local authorities have the capacity at the moment—in fact, it could be far less.[Official R…”