Speeches by Moore.

“I absolutely wish that the Government would listen to the many concerns that are consistently raised by Family Business UK, which is doing an excellent job in the amount of data it seems to be providing to the Treasury, yet nobody in the Treasury seems to be listening. Indeed, just last week the Chancellor did not even…”

“I am not entirely sure whether the Minister himself believes what he is reading. Has any economic impact assessment been made of the collective impact that all the Budget changes will have on many of our family businesses, including the reduction in the agricultural property and business property reliefs?”

“Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes the excellent point that the likely revenue—albeit I challenge the Treasury’s figures—is only £500 million, yet the impact that it will have on many of our family businesses is catastrophic. That includes those in the hospitality sector, and manufacturing, engineering and tech-based bus…”

“As we all know, family businesses are the very backbone of our local economy. They are the job creators, the innovators and the entrepreneurs—those that drive the local economy and are at the heart of all our communities. They employ 14 million people and contribute £585 billion to the economy. Rightly, the Opposition …”

“A recent freedom of information request revealed that, of identified highways spending across the Bradford district by Bradford council over the past six years, £49 million was spent within Bradford city itself, but only £4 million was spent in Keighley and my wider constituency, despite streets such as Elliott Street …”

“This year marks the 160th anniversary of Ilkley train station, a vital transport link for my town. I am delighted to say that Steven Thornton—I met him again just last Saturday—and his wider team at the Friends Of Ilkley Rail Station are pressing ahead with developing a business case for improving interconnectivity bet…”

“On the subject of broken promises, before the general election, the now Prime Minister said that there would be no increases in council tax. However, many of the 64,000 pensioners across the Bradford district who will be impacted by the winter fuel allowance will also have a 10% increase in their council tax as a resul…”

“I thank the Minister for allowing an intervention. I raised concerns in my speech about the fact that 64,000 pensioners are struggling now to make that difficult choice between putting food on the table and heating their homes, and she has rightly acknowledged that. Does she recognise that the choice she and the Govern…”

“Does the Minister recognise that many landlords are not in a sound financial position themselves, and that the challenge of getting the energy performance rating of their rental properties up to C can therefore be incredibly costly and sometimes unachievable, given the old housing stock? Will she outline what support w…”

“Will the Minister give way?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for securing this important debate. As one of the sole surviving Conservatives representing a West Yorkshire seat, I agree with him that Yorkshire is very much God’s own county. This is an in…”

“Just finally, you have kindly outlined roles that you have had previously and levels of interaction with various parts of the Government, whether it is DWP or the Home Office, as well as other scenarios that you have given, such as having worked for the Archbishop of York in some form or another. You have had various p…”

“In terms of your CV, have you had a long part of your life working in the private sector?”

“I want to focus a little bit on investment. I know that you have previously identified that there is a relatively small resource for the organisation compared to the size of the borders and immigration system at large, and therefore that had been identified an area of risk associated to it. Could you outline how you wo…”

“Some 17.6% of those who live in Keighley are in fuel poverty. Right now, Labour-run Bradford council wants to raise council tax by 10% and, with the removal of the winter fuel allowance, 64,000 pensioners across the wider Bradford district will be impacted. Does the hon. Member agree that, for the most vulnerable in ou…”

“Insomnia affects many patients, including my constituents, who are being advised by their GPs to try cognitive behavioural therapy as an alternative to medication. However, digital CBT programmes are not available on the NHS, leaving many without access to drug-free treatment. Will the Minister outline what steps the G…”

“May I just expand on making the case? How would you be as robust as possible? Would you be prepared to ruffle feathers, so to speak, to make sure that you are heard by the Home Secretary in making that case that more investment, should you deem that necessary, should come into particular areas? How robust are you going…”

“Are you pushing strongly enough?”

“I want to turn on to the slightly different topic, if that is okay, of working patterns. The appointment is full time. My understanding is that you are working three days a week at the moment in your current role. Explain how you will move towards the expectations and demands associated with this full-time appointment.”

“My understanding is that, under your leadership, the Immigration Advice Authority moved to working fully remotely as a working model. What do you deem as the best balance in terms of working methodology for those who are involved in the organisation? What balance do you feel, should there need to be any change, would b…”