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“Do you have any early concerns that stand out from that work around particular groups, such as women and girls, or particular countries? Has anything so far leapt out at you from that work?”

“There are so many interesting examples on diversification. Are there any, Priya, that you feel could be applied to the UK’s own context for healthcare, and what are the potential challenges to doing so? It is quite a strange question, I appreciate, but what do you feel we can learn from diversifying the approach to pre…”

“Can I ask on that, Dr Chalkidou—potentially you also touched on this, Dr Alakija—where there is this suction effect almost of everything disappearing overnight, have you seen instances of where, notwithstanding the debt pressures that some of these countries have, the public sector or civil society by and large is step…”

“Can I ask on that, Dr Chalkidou—potentially you also touched on this, Dr Alakija—where there is this suction effect almost of everything disappearing overnight, have you seen instances of where, notwithstanding the debt pressures that some of these countries have, the public sector or civil society by and large is step…”

“There are so many interesting examples on diversification. Are there any, Priya, that you feel could be applied to the UK’s own context for healthcare, and what are the potential challenges to doing so? It is quite a strange question, I appreciate, but what do you feel we can learn from diversifying the approach to pre…”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman accept that regardless of the actual size of the black hole left by the previous Government, it is a significantly larger number than the one he is talking about with respect to the welfare bill?”

“I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on critical minerals. Building local supply chains in Cornwall is one of the primary means by which local people can benefit, if we are to dig nearly £1 billion-worth of stuff out of the ground every year or pump 95 GW of offshore wind power onshor…”

“4. What estimate he has made of the number of additional jobs that have been created in clean power industries since July 2024.”

“My hon. Friend is giving a truly insightful and much-needed speech on this important matter. Will he join me in recognising the importance of pre-apprenticeship work for younger boys who are not yet ready to take on apprenticeships, as well as the value of some of the voluntary organisations, such as MPower in St Blaze…”

“4. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the adequacy of the level of funding for Northern Ireland in the spending review 2025.”

“Does the Secretary of State agree that record funding for Northern Ireland through the spending review reflects this Government’s broader commitment to fairer funding across the UK, including in areas like Cornwall, where rurality, seasonal pressures and historical underfunding are finally being recognised, and that ma…”

“T10. I believe that redistribution should be core to everything that we do. It is core to the toughest decisions that we have had to make, and it is core to our efforts to achieve growth. Does the Chancellor agree that putting more pounds into the pockets of those with the lowest incomes is the best thing we can do to …”

“As a proud Cornish MP, I am as strong an advocate as anyone for the role of parish and town councils. They have their eyes and ears on the ground, and understand where there is the most serious need for crossings, as my hon. Friend eloquently describes in his constituency. Does he agree that there is huge need for a cr…”

“The hon. Member is making a detailed and impassioned speech about the possibilities for transport investment throughout the country. Does he recognise the value of electrification of the Cornish main line? The benefit would be in the region of 10 times the cost, and there would be potential for a grid upgrade of the ki…”

“I welcome my hon. Friend’s comments about the importance of place-based transport investment. Does she share any of my concerns that some of that place-based transport investment is a little too urban and concentrated too much in mayoral combined authorities, and that there may be areas outside those regions where more…”

“When we talk about national renewal and about building a fairer country, that promise must be visible in places such as Cornwall. I am speaking today not just as the Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay and the clay country, but on behalf of a nation and region that has for too long been overlooked when it c…”

“Yes, I agree. I am greatly relieved for my hon. Friend and his constituents that vital funding is already coming through and that the urgency has been recognised. In Newquay, for example, people have not even been able to sign up with a new GP. That is shocking, given that it is now Cornwall’s biggest town and one of t…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Siobhain. I thank the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this important debate and for his contribution on this matter of long-overdue concern. Cornwall faces some of the most severe health inequalities in the country. In January, more pati…”

“Thank you.”

“To pick up on this briefly, if I am understanding Melita’s point correctly, earlier it was suggested that this research and development could take place around some of that grassroots community building work that has been talked about so much in this discussion. I will come back to David on this, given that you mention…”