Speeches by Smith.

“We often find that London, Manchester and Birmingham get held up as the mayoral authorities that have the ability to do that planning. As we go forward with the devolution Bill, alongside the Great British Railways work, how realistic is the work that could be done in those smaller mayoral authorities? I am an MP in De…”

“Drilling down to a further level of detail before I hand over to somebody else, if there is a need for something specific in a constituency—for example, a platform extension—what is the wait period? If an MP had a meeting with Network Rail and said, “This needs to happen,” which pot would it come from, and realisticall…”

“There are a couple of specifics on the back of that. Do the Access for All projects come from the big settlement pot or is that enhancements?”

“There are other questions as well, so there will be plenty to answer.”

“Can you briefly outline, in railway terms, the difference between renewals and enhancements, and what role Network Rail has in administering those? I do not know who the best person is to take that.”

“Building on what you have said already, thinking solely about infrastructure renewals, is the control period system fit for purpose? It sounds to me like you may not think it is, but it would be interesting to know what each of you thinks about that.”

“My constituent Keith Levell was sexually abused at school, and was referred to as a number, not a name, during the investigations. He has been holding out for the redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse, and for a written apology for the life-changing experiences to which he was subjected. On behalf of Keith a…”

“My constituent Dr Toby Nelson, an NHS consultant dermatologist, has started a business that seeks to address the heavy demand on primary care for skin health screening. His business Map My Mole sends an image capture kit to patients to attach to their smartphones. The patients then send a high-resolution image remotely…”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“With the leave of the House, I will make a few additional comments. This is the perfect opportunity to respond to some of the points made about Conservative amendments and new clauses. The hon. Member for Hendon (David Pinto-Duschinsky) was on a short time limit and was not able to take any interventions, but I want to…”

“I echo the Minister’s comments about the work of the Bill Committee. We had a constructive few weeks getting into the nitty-gritty. I have no doubt that the House will agree that fraud is unacceptable, whether against individuals, organisations or the state. The money taken does not belong to those responsible. When it…”

“I echo my hon. Friend’s concern that the existing powers are not being used enough. I ask the Minister to give us further information on how those powers are being used and an assurance that they will be used further should our new clauses be unsuccessful. We believe that creating a specific offence to target such onli…”

“I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but that is not what we are debating; it is certainly not part of my speech. Our new clauses 11, 12 and 20 are on the impact on banks. We have concerns about the lack of detail in the Bill when it comes to the eligibility verification mechanism and the requirements that wil…”

“And cheesecake as well—I did not want to say it from the Front Bench, but I have now. Madam Deputy Speaker, you will have to look back at Hansard, but I will never look at a cheesecake in the same way. The code of conduct was regularly raised in Committee, and we got assurances continually from the Ministers, but we st…”

“What assurances can the Minister provide to concerned adoptive parents in my constituency who benefited from the match funding element of the adoption and special guardianship support fund, and whose funding could be cut from £10,000 to £3,000? Will she consider reintroducing this vital element of the ASGSF?”

“Do recent changes to the ZEV mandate risk weakening the market signal needed to drive investment in EV infrastructure and supply, particularly in the lead-up to 2030?”

“I would like to come back on something that Scott said about public transport and the regional airports piece. It is a reflection and a bit of a challenge. We have talked a lot about rail links to airports, but a lot of regional airports are nowhere near a train station and you need a bus to get there. What methods mig…”

“What analysis have you done about the affordability of the plans, particularly for lower income families? Obviously, when petrol cars and diesel cars stop being built, hybrids even, there will be a real tip in the market. I am sure it will get covered on the infrastructure of roll-out. It is often people who live in a …”

“Very briefly on that, before it goes more to the infrastructure, you have talked about the second-hand market for EVs. What analysis have you done about the second-hand market for petrol and diesel cars? If you do not have EV charging points at your home, because of where you live, or because of your financial situatio…”

“EVs are still only 3% of the cars on the road at the moment. We see a very healthy market in petrol and diesel second-hand cars and we would expect that to continue over the next decade and beyond.”