Speeches by Blake.

“We have heard serious doubts that the insurance market will be ready to return to fully risk-based pricing when Flood Re ends in 2039. What discussions have you had about the future of the scheme and the risk of an affordability gap re-emerging? I know that this is something that you are passionate about.”

“Thank you. It would be interesting to understand the scale of uptake, if you can provide more numbers.”

“Is the Department getting a cumulative cost of what is being spent on Build Back Better by the insurers? Yes, 72% offer it, but how much is take-up available? I am happy for you to write to us if you have those figures but not to hand.”

“Generally in a major incident context, it is under-fives and elderly people, and people with disabilities.”

“We have heard serious doubts that the insurance market will be ready to return to fully risk-based pricing when Flood Re ends in 2039. What discussions have you had about the future of the scheme and the risk of an affordability gap re-emerging? I know that this is something that you are passionate about.”

“When a major incident happens, vulnerability is quite difficult to pinpoint and lots of different lists exist from different companies. Do you think that there is more that should be done to integrate a vulnerability list? It can be quite difficult, particularly for vulnerable people, to access the correct information,…”

“I am glad to hear that you are feeding into that work and that it is across government. Moving on to the support for local capacity, I know that flood wardens play a huge role and there are lots of voluntary groups. Small businesses can play a role but are usually quite hard-hit when flooding occurs. Is there more that…”

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“I thank the right hon. Gentleman for interrupting at that point, because I have two suggestions that I think would be good for growth. The first is to ask the British Investment Bank to support disabled people in setting up their own business, as it does women and those setting up a minority-led business. I know many A…”

“I want to pull up the shadow Minister on the ADHD statistics. Will he recognise that women were not recognised as having ADHD for many years and thus there is a backlog of women now accessing their right to benefits relating to ADHD? Many women like me were misdiagnosed with depression and anxiety disorders instead of …”

“I begin by saying how much I respect the sincerity of colleagues who believe that the Bill will help address some of the difficult challenges that our country faces. I know many in this House are motivated by a genuine desire to improve lives and ensure that our welfare system is fair, sustainable and fit for purpose, …”

“I agree. That is my plea to the Treasury Benchers: There is still time to withdraw the Bill and come back with something better. These issues should be tackled head-on. It is unjust that, because of the way we have built society, each and every disabled person faces £1,000 in extra costs on average per month. None of t…”

“Those are very good questions, and there are a number of private resources that we could attend to. The Environmental Audit Committee did work on nature capital in the last Parliament, and I think it will this year be publishing a report on it, which am excited to see. For restoration practices, carbon credits are anot…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Mrs Harris, and I thank all the Members who have spoken in the debate so far. It is fair to say that I will take a slightly different approach on this issue. I am very proud to have a very active community when it comes to people contacting me, particularly about na…”

“It is interesting, because what we get depends on who we speak to, which shows there is space for more research. I have spoken to ecologists and specialists who say there is no further risk with the leggy kind of heather than without it, and that the damage done by so-called cold burns is significant, so that is a comp…”

“I just feel that the hon. Gentleman is putting his head in the sand. Yes, there are more fledglings, but does he know what happened to them?”

“Can the hon. Member remind me which Government brought in a partial ban on peatland burning?”

“Going back to research, do you have an order of magnitude figure that you imagine would need to be invested in this to get new products available to the market? Is it very much primary research, or are we closer to a solution than that?”

“Is it probably on the larger side of R&D funding?”

“Are there any specific projects elsewhere in the world you can point to where that funding is being made available?”