Speeches by Taylor.

“4. What recent steps his Department has taken to help tackle issues impacting the civil service pension scheme.”

“I thank the Minister for giving way. I pay tribute to the work of the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and the organisations he mentioned. I, too, hear stories in my constituency of people who have been evicted from their supported housing when they have gone on to get work. They should be good news stories, …”

“In the west midlands, the average waiting time for a driving test is 22 weeks—nearly six months, up from 12 weeks in October 2022. That often means that young people are unable to take a driving test before taking their A-levels or leaving home for university. When I was growing up in Atherstone, getting my driving lic…”

“Do you have the figure for women?”

“It still seems quite low if that figure is 20% for mixed teams. Why do you think the figure is so low?”

“So 20% has gone to female and mixed teams?”

“Will the Minister join me in congratulating Bedworth company Toye, Kenning and Spencer on its proud history of ribbon weaving and supplying ribbons for insignia and medals to the Queen, the King and the Government for many years? Will he tell me how the procurement strategy will help other local manufacturers in North …”

“It is a follow-up on something you mentioned. I was going to come to it later, but it seems sensible to raise it now. You spoke about the Diverse Angel Syndicate and the £4 million that has gone to that, supporting 15 new groups. But when we saw witnesses in our earlier sessions, they told us of a cliff edge without fo…”

“Thank you.”

“I welcome the statement from the Minister. The way that Capita has treated my constituents, such as Jill and the many others who have contacted my office, who have dedicated their lives to public service is nothing short of shameful. This is yet another example of how this Government are sorting out the mess created by…”

“I join my hon. Friend in paying tribute to the many hundreds and thousands of volunteers up and down this country, some of whom I will be meeting again this weekend on Sunday as I join them on a training exercise in Warwickshire. I pay tribute not only to the work they do in the search and rescue, but to the other orga…”

“Have you set a target on the proportion of the additional £340 million in funding for the programme that will go to female angels or supporting female entrepreneurs?”

“Kristen, what proportion of the funding under the regional angels programme has gone to women?”

“Is the bank prepared to introduce a dedicated co-investment fund for female angels?”

“I appreciate what you have said about not mandating things but with the figure going to women being well below 20% and not setting a target, how are you going to drive that up to a reasonable level?”

“As someone who is taking medication to ward off the progression of osteoporosis, I was delighted to welcome Bedford’s new state-of-the-art physical activity hub, which will help residents to stay active and stop their osteoporosis developing. I would like the Minister to explain how the Government will make better use …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I was diagnosed with pre-osteoporosis when I suffered a minor injury from playing tennis, so for the last eight years I have been taking Adcal tablets regularly. I was proud recently to welcome a new state-of-the-art physical activity hub in Bedworth in my cons…”

“Given those issues, do we have enough data or evidence on what an effective gender, ethnicity or disability pay gap action plan should include?”

“Peter, do you think that ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting will become a disproportionate regulatory burden on businesses in the current economic climate?”

“I will address this first question to you, Peter, but if others want to come in, just indicate. Given what we have learned in relation to gender pay gap reporting, has a sufficiently strong case been made for ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting?”