Speeches by Swallow.

“I am honoured to represent Bracknell in this place. It is a relatively prosperous community, but still one in five children are growing up in poverty after housing costs. Bracknell food bank gave out 8,000 food parcels last year, 3,000 of them to children. Does my right hon. Friend agree that poverty affects all commun…”

“My hon. Friend is being extremely generous in giving way. Effectively—not legally—the Government act as the trustee for the PPF, which is why they have been able to take this decision. Does she agree that if the Government see fit to use their role to increase PPF pensions, trustees of these companies should act just a…”

“I apologise for interrupting the hon. Lady just as she is getting on to a point that, as she knows, I care deeply about, but I wanted to tease out a point about ethical investment. What I am struggling with is that her Front-Bench spokesperson, the hon. Member for Torbay (Steve Darling), has spoken against mandation, b…”

“Can I say at the outset how much I have enjoyed the debate? I particularly want to highlight the contributions of my hon. Friend the Member for Llanelli (Dame Nia Griffith), who powerfully raised some of the issues that I will go on to address, and—purely because I enjoyed the fiscal geekery—the contribution from the h…”

“I thank the Minister for making this important announcement about a consultation on the role of trustees. As part of that consultation, will he keep in mind the important issue of pre-1997 indexation so that we can ensure that trustees are acting in the best interests of their pensioners?”

“Secretary of State, you touched on inclusion, which is an important new part of the framework. The Ofsted reforms have come in before the Government have set out their proposed changes to the wider SEND system. How are the two things aligned? How do you see the Ofsted’s new work on inclusion fitting into the wider SEND…”

“That brings us back to the co-creation point, which I was going to ask you about, but I think we have covered it.”

“I start by declaring an interest, as the chair of the APPG for schools, learning and assessment, the secretariat for which is the NEU. That is relevant because we have launched an inquiry into votes at 16, which is what I want to ask you about, Secretary of State. It was a Labour manifesto commitment to introduce votes…”

“I can certainly think of schools in my constituency that do fantastic work on inclusion. I am very excited that that will be recognised.”

“On that point, can I ask about the existing debt that local authorities are holding?”

“It is fantastic to see the consultation out today around those five areas of reform. In particular, I want to focus on the fifth area, which is about shared working. As you know, the Committee’s report “Solving the SEND Crisis” identified an inadequate relationship between Departments, including DHSC and MHCLG, and sta…”

“Before the hon. Gentleman gets to the part of his speech that I do not think I will like as much as what he has said already, does he welcome the freezing of rail fares for the first time in 30 years, which means almost 300 quid off a season ticket into London for commuters in Bracknell?”

“The right hon. Lady has repeatedly suggested that energy bills are going up—[Interruption.] If she does not believe me, perhaps she will believe Martin Lewis, the money-saving expert, who tweeted earlier today: “I’ve just got the new predictions for the April Price Cap, which is a cut in cost of 4.2%. Without the Budge…”

“On 3 September, the shadow Chancellor stood at the Opposition Dispatch Box and claimed that the hole in the public finances could be as much as £40 billion. As it happens, that was not the case, not least because of the Chancellor’s steadfast commitment to stabilising our economy. Does the Minister not agree that it is…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton), who is my constituency neighbour, for securing the debate and opening the discussion so comprehensively. Colleagues may remember that I led a debate on this very subject in this very Chamber just over a y…”

“Absolutely. I say gently that my hon. Friend’s contribution is slightly more up to date than some of those we heard from the Liberal Democrats earlier, because the Government have already taken action on banning bots. I will come to that in a moment. I know that the Government take this issue seriously, and we are alre…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman recognise that it is exactly that mechanism that bots rely on to operate and manipulate the system, which is exactly why the Government have announced closing it? They are doing so to stop the bots.”

“Minister, what consideration have you given to the effect of financial pressures in the sector on casualisation of staff, particularly for junior research staff? There have been situations in recent years where universities have increasingly offered, for example, 10-month contracts, not paying staff over the summer hol…”

“Susan, does the OfS have a perspective on this, given your remit over governance?”

“You say complex but nuanced, not impossible.”