Speeches by Paul.

“It is important to flag that reducing the number of houses being built in London pushes people in London out into constituencies such as mine. The Government say, “We’re building more houses so that children and grandchildren can stay close to their families,” but what happens is that those in London move into other co…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I am extremely grateful to the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) for securing this really important debate. In my experience, nothing erodes public confidence in the planning system faster than development that is delivered with …”

“I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. The key concern I hear from parents and carers in Reigate, Redhill, Banstead and our villages is that they fought for years, or are still fighting, to get support. Can the Education Secretary reassure my constituents that they will not lose t…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Ms Jardine—twice in one afternoon; a treat for both of us! I congratulate the hon. Member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet (Catherine West) on securing today’s debate, and I have listened with huge interest to the points that have been made. We are all no doubt prou…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis) on a refreshing, measured, fantastic speech. Like the hon. Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson), I expected a slightly different topic, but it was pleasing to hear so much about the importance o…”

“I was hoping to talk a bit more about advertising. I would like to hear from both of you about whether you think we have the balance right around regulation. I raised this in the last session that we had, actually. One thing I was surprised to learn was that young 20-somethings are targeted all over social media and I …”

“You mentioned that UCL is doing a study on this. How soon will we see findings from that? Is that something we could potentially have a look at? I think we would be very interested.”

“Yes, just briefly, because it is a really interesting discussion. Going back to what you said on advertising, you made the point that you have to remember that there is a whole process that and you go through all these risks in detail, which makes a lot of sense. I am just thinking through the theoretical arguments the…”

“I would argue a convicted paedophile would not be appropriate.”

“It is good to know that the law is there, and you feel that it is being applied. Thank you so much for your patience.”

“They are not?”

“But is different, is it not? Someone having a cataract operation does not rely on someone else selling part of their body. That is why it is a slightly different argument. But I appreciate the time, so I am going to move on because that was very helpful. The last question is just around how we focus a huge amount on th…”

“Sorry, is there anything in the law around that? For example, a convicted paedophile comes to you and wants to buy an egg. Do we have controls in place around that?”

“What I am really trying to get at here is just understanding how much money there is to be made in this by the private sector. If we look at the numbers, we know women are being paid £985. Fertility clinics are then selling, say six eggs—that could be one round of eggs—for £5,000 upwards, right? It might even be more t…”

“You make a really good point on blood donation. We are all very aware of how to do that, but no one is advertising to me on Facebook, which shows you there are potential ways to do this. I want to move on to the financial side. We heard earlier that in 2030 the fertility market in the UK is estimated to be worth £1.1 b…”

“I am really trying to focus on the financial here. I totally understand all that, and I understand why there is a market for it. But the point I am trying to make is, are fertility clinics making a huge amount of money out of this? If that is the case, you can see that we have to be really careful because those eggs ar…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, and to respond on behalf of the Opposition. I sincerely congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) on securing this debate and on the incredible persistence with which he has fought for his constituents. As my hon. Friend…”

“The £985 is a flat amount that they automatically get given, so they do not have to come with expenses do they and say, “These are the costs”?”

“Could we see those studies? It would be helpful.”

“I want to move us on to advertising. Some of the discussion we have just had about the financials emphasises how important the advertising oversight is to make sure that the balance is right in terms of providing a service that people want and not moving into exploitation. Some of these girls have been paid £985 and th…”