Speeches by Ali.

“My hon. Friend will be aware that the site of the proposed embassy is in my constituency. I have relayed the concerns of my constituents to the Government on a number of occasions. They are concerned about the security issues, about the human rights record of the Chinese Government and about local disruption as a conse…”

“What proportion of the role would you expect to be precluded from because of a potential conflict of interest?”

“You have pension savings with bodies that are regulated by the Pensions Regulator, and you have shares in Aviva and L&G. Do those amount to a substantial share of your overall wealth?”

“What arrangements are in place to ensure that you do not see any information that is market-relevant to those companies?”

“I want to pick up on the previous theme of moving into regulation of an industry in which you have worked. Obviously, there are great advantages in that, given your deep expertise. Can you elaborate on how you would signal the importance of standing up for consumers—policyholders and so on—and give us an example of an …”

“My hon. Friend will be aware that I have written to the Secretary of State to highlight the concerns of my constituents about the proposed embassy in my constituency. While I recognise the planning dimension and the limits on what he can say, will he none the less reassure me and the House that residents’ concerns abou…”

“I commend my hon. Friend for her tireless work to tackle violence against women and girls. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”] Given my experience of being stalked for many years and securing a restraining order for 12 years, I know that, when they are breached, restraining orders can be very difficult to enforce, unless the…”

“The point is about nationally, and those 600 people.”

“There should have been a transition.”

“Losing somebody who has helped 600 people is not what you would want to see. Do you think that nationally, as well as working with the devolved Governments and so on, there is enough focus on outcomes in getting people into work? Is the system sufficiently rewired to be able to do that?”

“I want to pick up a question arising from earlier discussions about retention. We talked about payment by results and some of the downsides. Do you think that the current arrangements are sufficient to make sure that once people get into employment they can be in stable employment and retention can be achieved? If not,…”

“My final question is about getting behind the organisations: the brokerage services, the charities and organisations like yours, bigger and smaller ones. Obviously, their ability to be sustainable depends on how commissioning happens, and staffing, turnover and so on. We heard about smaller specialist providers not sur…”

“We already heard you talking about the positive outcomes of GPs and the role that health providers play, which is great. Can each of you talk us through the effectiveness or what can be improved in some of the advisory work that goes on? There are Pathways to Work advisers; there are work coaches; there are employment …”

“In terms of support, you mentioned some of the ways in which employers can be supported. The Secretary of State talked about some of the tax benefits already in place that employers could be made more aware of. Those could be incentives. Are there further financial incentives that employers need to help us to get there…”

“You already talked about Jobcentre referrals and so on. Are providers getting the expected referrals?”

“But is there not an issue about quality and standards as well as having clear outcomes? Otherwise, how are we going to achieve national objectives?”

“I want to pick up the Chair’s point about scale. Between the two panels, we have heard about some of the challenges around commissioning, complexity, specificity and so on. Do you think that Connect to Work can be scaled up? Richard, you talked about the work you are doing, which sounds very promising. Given that commi…”

“The OBR projects that overall employment support spending will stay at about 0.1% of GDP in real terms, roughly the same as the past decade. What do you think are the trade-offs for policymakers?”

“Some estimates suggest that, if we can get 5% of people over 25 who are economically inactive or have a disability into work, we could save about £11.9 billion in this Parliament. From what you said and your work, do you think that the interventions and changes that have been made put us in a position where that can be…”

“This Labour Government are rebuilding our economy, rebuilding our public services and addressing the cost of living pressures that our constituents face. This Budget will make a huge difference to my constituents’ lives, thanks to the cuts to energy bills, the freeze on rail fares, increases in the living wage and acti…”