Speeches by Law.

“Do you feel that you are getting enough support? How does your team put mechanisms in place to deal with that stress and the challenges that you are facing?”

“We have heard a bit about the support that has come through in the form of direct cash transfers—cash assistance. Could you tell us a bit more about the benefits of that support that you have received?”

“We have heard a bit about the support that has come through in the form of direct cash transfers—cash assistance. Could you tell us a bit more about the benefits of that support that you have received?”

“Does the hon. Member not agree that if such a rate is good enough for Norway, a clean energy superpower, it is good enough for the United Kingdom?”

“I declare an interest: as a member of the International Development Committee, I heard the news of the cuts to overseas development assistance to fund a rise in defence spending with a heavy heart. However, I wholeheartedly agree with the Prime Minister’s decision. Does he agree that international development and secur…”

“Does the hon. Member not recognise that one of the primary challenges faced by the sectors he mentions is that of workers’ inability to afford to live in the areas where they work, such as in Cornwall, and that the changes to stamp duty land tax will go a long way towards improving the ability of workers to be housed i…”

“And you were able to monitor the development of these overheads, whether internal or external?”

“That is interesting to hear, given the complexity that you a moment ago outlined, and how you might end up perhaps straying from some of these more clinical objectives. You have partly answered my next question about how things evolved over time, but the difference, as I see it today, is that today you have a huge amou…”

“This question is to Stefan. Thank you for giving us this very rich picture of how one might stray from this objective function that you mentioned at the start, maximising the impact of every pound spent. You have outlined DFID’s original framework is how you get there but can you give us a bit more of a summary of how …”

“Would you say at least when you were there, but still today, you saw that the value-for-money assessment was very much secondary to those allocative decisions that had already been made?”

“It is interesting to hear that shift. Lastly, how effective do you think DFID was at the monitoring process behind that?”

“Does the hon. Member not welcome the potential proceeds of great British energy projects that could be unlocked by this new entity?”

“Does the hon. Member recognise that the potential devolution of the Crown Estate in Wales could cause no end of issues for the fair distribution of supply chain and economic benefits in communities, alongside their Celtic neighbour in Cornwall, for example?”

“I recognise that it might not be the place of statute to outline some of the specifics brought up by the amendment, but does the Minister agree that the spirit of the amendment is well in keeping with the mission of this Government and, moreover, that of regional economic development in particular, which spreads to all…”

“This Government have unlocked £2 billion in the funding settlement for local services across the country. Despite what we might hear from the Conservatives in Lys Kernow about £5 million here or there, or grumblings about burning the Prime Minister’s turkey dinner, that is a very welcome boost to Cornwall. What steps i…”

“Moving on, Minister, do you measure the impact of your hunger-related programmes on people with disabilities?”

“We have talked in the past about cross-departmental working and your role in women and equalities. Can you perhaps elaborate a little bit more on how that collaboration works with Minister Timms’ Department?”

“My constituency faces high levels of economic vulnerability: 4.4% of my constituents are not in education, employment or training, and, worse, one in 10 are either NEET or unaccounted for. What action is the Minister taking to ensure that they are helped into both employment and skills development?”

“Both the right hon. Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) and the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Claire Young) raise important points about the imperfections in all systems, and about being mindful that coalition building is a feature of all systems. In St Austell and Newquay, my constituents are as dive…”

“As the Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, I represent a constituency that exemplifies the rich diversity and complexity of political identity in Britain. I will use it as a geographical case study for today’s debate. From the fishing communities of Mevagissey and the supposed surfers’ paradise of Newquay,…”