Speeches by Taylor.

“Victoria, thank you for joining us. Equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives have faced growing scrutiny and some toxic rhetoric in recent times. Why does your organisation think that they work, and what evidence do you have for that?”

“Yes.”

“Do you have any particular concerns around the suggested guidance that has come from the EHRC about facilities in workplaces and how that might impact your wish to have a diverse workforce?”

“Paul, could you set out your organisation’s position on social mobility and give us an idea of the programmes you run to support that?”

“It is very interesting to hear about some businesses that are not using their apprenticeship levy, particularly Greencore, which has a big site in my constituency, so I will certainly follow that up with them. Sarah, what successes have you seen from the social mobility index, and what key steps should employers take t…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for all his work on this matter so far, but I know that people in my constituency are going to be really worried about what might happen to them over the Christmas period. I thank all those hard-working NHS staff, be they nurses or doctors, who have continued to look after us and are faci…”

“I will address this one to you, Summer, so we can hear a little from you. Why do you think girls tend to have worse social mobility outcomes despite the fact that academically, more often than not, they outperform boys?”

“I just want to follow up on that, because I do not think it will be covered anywhere else in the questions. Has any work been done on how sport might impact social mobility and participation in sport? We know that that often gives boys leadership abilities, but has anything been done? Do you think it particularly impac…”

“T9. To support transport operators in North Warwickshire and Bedworth, what discussions has the Minister had with EU counterparts on securing a professional driver exemption from the 90/180-day Schengen travel restrictions for UK drivers of heavy goods vehicles and coaches?”

“Chella, I want to talk about your Period Positive pledge. What aspects of the pledge do you think are most important in challenging stigma and taboos?”

“Using the Leak Chic is obviously one of the negative media messages you are trying to combat: that a good period is only an invisible one. Are there any other negative media messages that you have been trying to combat?”

“My first question is to you, Tori. Your approach includes publishing lived experience narratives, holding storytelling events and those sorts of things. Why did you choose that approach? Is there evidence that it is effective in normalising those conversations about menstrual wellbeing?”

“What progress have you seen in the adoption of the pledge?”

“I’m loving the Le Stain.”

“Without that being in the paper.”

“Do you think our NHS could learn some lessons from your approach?”

“If I was a purist, I might call it La Stain.”

“That link between comedy and challenging those misconceptions is interesting, and that is often the case. Thank you.”

“Q3. I am really pleased to hear many constituents tell me how much local NHS services have improved since this Labour Government entered office, but some, such as David Wootton from Atherstone, have faced long delays. He was told that he would have to wait five months for X-ray results from George Eliot hospital—and he…”

“Thank you. It has been an absolute pleasure. I never thought I would say that about talking about the vulva for the whole afternoon. Before you came in, we were discussing our medical misogyny report and how it might lead to “Medical Misogyny: The Musical.” Perhaps it is “Vulva: The Musical” that we really want to see.”