Speeches by Gilmour.

“JP, you touched on this a bit earlier in the comments you made. Do you see different risks from the very, very wealthy as opposed to just the wealthy?”

“Two million pounds’ worth of assets does not seem a huge amount of money these days. You could own a three-bedroom house in Fulham and have £2 million worth of assets. Similarly, wage inflation means that there are more people earning more than £200,000 a year. The number of the wealthy has gone up by 150,000 in the la…”

“My office is supporting a vulnerable, elderly constituent, who has multiple sclerosis and suffers nervous breakdowns, having also battled hip cancer and undergone a hip replacement. Does the Minister agree that the failure to provide people with social care and early-intervention support can often expose individuals to…”

“I hope the hon. Gentleman agrees that under the current model, families must first endure an unnecessarily prolonged, complex and emotionally draining diagnostic process before resources finally begin to trickle in. That is a reactive approach, which not only delays the sense of support but undermines the principle of …”

“Does the hon. Member agree that the scourge of rural crime, especially the theft of essential agricultural tools and equipment, demands a two-pronged approach, with more bobbies on the beat who are known in their local area, as well as significantly harsher sentencing? Theft in our rural areas seriously affects people’…”

“My constituency, which straddles the Devon-Somerset border, has a disproportionately elderly population. We have perhaps even greater and more regular healthcare needs than some other parts of the country, but significant funding shortfalls have hit GP practices particularly hard. In the coastal west Somerset area, we …”

“May I bring the Minister back to the subject of my earlier intervention? Will she, as a matter of urgency, take it up with the Home Secretary and get a decision? We should not discriminate against people with ADHD by preventing them from joining the services, whether it be the police, the Army, the Royal Navy or the RA…”

“My hon. Friend is making some compelling points. Does he agree that the crucial point is that if Britain retreats from our role as a leader in international development, we not only undermine our unique soft power but leave vital regions exposed, ceding ground to the increasing assertiveness of hostile powers and geopo…”

“I speak as the mother of man who was not diagnosed with ADHD until he was 31. Fortunately for him, he has a very good employer who has made his life considerably easier than it might otherwise have been. However, I am appalled to have found out recently that great institutions such as the British Army, the RAF, the Roy…”

“So our water in the south-west is better than the water is in Mali. That is a pretty low bar.”

“I am not going to ask my question, but I will make a final observation before I go. To say that I am fuming is putting it mildly. I think that most of us on the Committee are fuming. With the exception of Dame Tamara, who seems to be on it, I have never come across such an incompetent, complacent, obtuse reaction to th…”

“Thank you very much. I will get a date in my diary.”

“I would love to have a meeting with you to discuss the issues.”

“I am glad to hear that the inspections are going better. I suppose it depends on which questions you ask farmers and how much you know about farming before you actually go there, which is feedback I have had from farmers in my constituency. My final comment is that I think it is very healthy for an organisation to have…”

“I should declare an interest: until 2014, I was employed as head of strategy at the Environment Agency. I have to say, Mr Duffy, that I hope it is a happier place to work now than it was when Paul Leinster was the chief executive. My not-so-fond memories of those days are that it seemed that the optimum solution to any…”

“Oh yes.”

“Thank you. I’m afraid to say that my question is going to be rather tongue in cheek. I represent Tiverton and Minehead; Minehead is on the west coast of Somerset. Sewage outflows across the whole of the west country have gone up 10 times, almost on a year-on-year basis. As a former head of strategy at the Environment A…”

“I just wanted to drill down a bit into where you were coming from.”

“Mr Earwaker, I notice from your CV that your company is an economic consultancy that advises companies, regulators and Governments. Presumably, you earn your money by being an adviser to the water companies and regulators that you are currently talking about.”

“I am very glad that my hon. Friend has mentioned the issues surrounding this practice so sensitively. I want to begin by saying that my comments are based on animal welfare issues, as reflected by my constituents. Does he agree that this practice is not only outdated but barbaric, and that it inflicts needless sufferin…”