Speeches by Waugh.

“Whatever their ethnic background, my constituents in Rochdale are united in supporting the ancient British principle of equality under the law. I welcome what the Justice Secretary has produced today, in stark contrast to the Opposition, who welcomed the previous attempts at two-tier justice. Does she agree with me tha…”

“At last week’s annual police awards held by the Rochdale district of Greater Manchester police, the unsung hero award went to Jayne Ward, who is a sexual assault adviser, for her role in supporting a rape victim throughout every single day in court. That victim was rewarded with justice, and the rapist was sent down fo…”

“This past month, members of the Valley Thai boxing club in Whitworth, Rochdale, have been representing team GB in Bangkok in the world Muay Thai boxing championships. They have just come back with a record number of medals: eight gold, three silver and four bronze, including a bronze for my constituent Lynette Cook’s s…”

“Many of my constituents will welcome the reforms to get more people off benefits and into work. Many recognise the urgent need to make our welfare system more sustainable, but many also deeply worry about not just the impact on carers, but the impact assessment that suggests that 50,000 more children will be pushed int…”

“This question is for the other two witnesses: have you seen any solutions over the last couple of years that you think really work? I am talking about persuading schools that if they want to be at the heart of your community, making sure their sports facilities are opened up to the community is an essential part of wha…”

“Emily, you have written powerfully about the difference between role models in general and parental role models. For example, your daughters became involved in football not because of the Lionesses, but because you were participating in football for the first time. If we had a Minister before us and we were making a re…”

“On the appetite of schools, lots of us have schools in our areas that are effectively shutting off their facilities—their publicly funded facilities—to the community, yet we understand that schools face their own pressures. You have managed to set out under the OSF programme some answers to those schools who have worri…”

“This question is for the other two witnesses: have you seen any solutions over the last couple of years that you think really work? I am talking about persuading schools that if they want to be at the heart of your community, making sure their sports facilities are opened up to the community is an essential part of wha…”

“Lisa, we will talk in more detail about schools, but what are the other solutions in terms of availability of facilities and the fact that they are inadequate at the moment?”

“We just mentioned funding, but just as important is the lack of adequate facilities and access to adequate facilities. There are lots of challenges for the sector, from facility management to council budgets and council procedures. To each of you in turn: what do you think the solutions to some of those challenges are?…”

“To follow up on the planning point, Andy, do you have any views on whether a council should have a statutory responsibility not to release land necessarily for housing, but to protect it for sporting facilities?”

“Emily, you have written powerfully about the difference between role models in general and parental role models. For example, your daughters became involved in football not because of the Lionesses, but because you were participating in football for the first time. If we had a Minister before us and we were making a re…”

“On the appetite of schools, lots of us have schools in our areas that are effectively shutting off their facilities—their publicly funded facilities—to the community, yet we understand that schools face their own pressures. You have managed to set out under the OSF programme some answers to those schools who have worri…”

“You have all talked about schools. The last Government had the opening school facilities fund. Andy, how has Active Partnerships handled that? What worked about that programme, what perhaps didn’t work, and what you would like to see changed?”

“We just mentioned funding, but just as important is the lack of adequate facilities and access to adequate facilities. There are lots of challenges for the sector, from facility management to council budgets and council procedures. To each of you in turn: what do you think the solutions to some of those challenges are?…”

“Lisa, we will talk in more detail about schools, but what are the other solutions in terms of availability of facilities and the fact that they are inadequate at the moment?”

“To follow up on the planning point, Andy, do you have any views on whether a council should have a statutory responsibility not to release land necessarily for housing, but to protect it for sporting facilities?”

“You have all talked about schools. The last Government had the opening school facilities fund. Andy, how has Active Partnerships handled that? What worked about that programme, what perhaps didn’t work, and what you would like to see changed?”

“I welcome the £2 billion in extra money for social homes being announced today and the 150 new nationally significant infrastructure projects for which the Bill will pave the way. We are the party of the builders, not the blockers, so more importantly we need more builders. That is why the £600 million announced for a …”

“Rochdale’s Ukrainian community is fervently proud of what the Prime Minister has done in recent weeks, and not just on the diplomatic front but with the record support for Ukraine militarily. Does the Secretary of State agree that it is important to call out the Russian lies and propaganda that have been propagated of …”