Speeches by Huq.

“How satisfied are you with the level of central Government involvement in your work? If it is true that your objections can be overridden, and it sounds good that this money is coming, but it is true that conservation officers have gone out of fashion—actually, in our borough we have brought it back in. I think it went…”

“Brilliant. Thanks.”

“What more do you think you would need from the Government to support your work? There is a danger in an era of build, build, build that this heritage stuff is seen as a bit of a luxury. There have been cases of maladministration found by the ombudsman where people did not take it seriously, and there were poor decision…”

“How satisfied are you with the level of central Government involvement in your work? If it is true that your objections can be overridden, and it sounds good that this money is coming, but it is true that conservation officers have gone out of fashion—actually, in our borough we have brought it back in. I think it went…”

“Welcome and congratulations. You are still in the honeymoon period, I guess, if it is the first few weeks. First of all, thank you, Historic England. I often write to you when we have local planning applications in conservation areas. You are a statutory consultee so councils have to go to you. How would you say your r…”

“Brilliant. Thanks.”

“What more do you think you would need from the Government to support your work? There is a danger in an era of build, build, build that this heritage stuff is seen as a bit of a luxury. There have been cases of maladministration found by the ombudsman where people did not take it seriously, and there were poor decision…”

“Merry Christmas to you and your crew, Mr Speaker. Food prices from farm to fork are particularly tough on coeliac sufferers. Their shops are 35% dearer, and a loaf of bread costs six times the standard price. Will my Front-Bench colleagues look into Italy’s allowance system, in order to replace our outmoded subscriptio…”

“This is a 30-minute debate so, as I said in the preamble, a wind-up speech is prohibited, but the two of you can confer after the debate.”

“Order. I remind the Minister that Kirsty Blackman needs time to conclude the debate.”

“Order. I am obliged to call the Front Benchers at 10.28, so if Members keep their remarks to seven minutes, everyone will get in.”

“I remind Members to bob if they wish to speak, so we can calculate the time limit on speeches. I call John McDonnell, with no time limit.”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Hobhouse. Picture the scene: Downing Street in December and jolly Christmas trees sparkling away. No, it is not “Love Actually”, but the moment—exactly 24 hours ago, I think —that my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes), other officers of the all-…”

“It is made in Britain, but not everything can be. Bananas, coffee, chocolate—that is what we are talking about. The man from Del Monte said yes. In the time that has elapsed since the mid-’80s, when that advert was first shown, British consumers have become more demanding and sought more reassurance. My hon. Friend the…”

“I thank the Prime Minister for his statement and for updating us all—this is obviously a fast-moving situation. Last week, at the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, we harrowingly heard from our Ukrainian counterparts how 20,000 children have been abducted by Russia since this war began. May I ask hi…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for her leadership on this. I wholeheartedly welcome her words that political figures should not be presenters of the news. Surely that should apply also to the arbiters of news standards. Could these reforms therefore look at the four-person editorial standards committee, given that two of…”

“My hon. Friend is painting a fascinating pen portrait of his area. Is he aware that, for people with coeliac disease, the weekly shop is 35% more expensive? Even the cheapest loaf of bread is six times more than a standard loaf. Does he agree—and maybe the Minister is listening—that people should not be penalised for t…”

“In the build, build, build climate, will it be more likely that these old things do disappear because you can put a much higher structure up on the same space?”

“The other thing that occurred to me is that we had the new council leader put in a conservation officer, but I am still being emailed about things about to be demolished, “Object by 13 November.” So what effect do these positions have, even if you do have them?”

“And for people to update, I suppose—not just the training and it is done.”