Speeches by Carling.

“Just on the area that Mr Quigley has gone into with funding, we all know that foreign money, despite being officially banned by UK electoral law, can still enter our politics through multinational corporations. Minister, you and I both know that the Labour party turned down £2.7 million of overseas donations at the las…”

“In my constituency, I get regular reports of antisocial behaviour in Pleasurefair Meadow carpark and Stanham Way, relating to the screeching of tyres from motorbikes, loud music until the early hours of the morning and constant instances of drugs and antisocial drinking. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to take t…”

“We have that problem with off-road bikes as well e-scooters on pavements. I receive regular complaints from my constituents about them being used improperly, often putting elderly people at great risk because they cannot move out of the way quickly enough when one whizzes up behind them. Does my hon. Friend agree that …”

“I enormously welcome this Bill, in which there is so much that will make a real, positive difference for my constituents in North West Cambridgeshire. Due to time constraints, I will have to skip through a lot of the praise I had for the Bill and move straight to an area where I would like to have a conversation and a …”

“I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I thank him for that intervention. As a society, we must move towards ensuring that children are protected. When it comes to the detail, I am not fully sure that the Bill, as currently drafted, delivers on the Government’s pledge to implement the IICSA recommendations. That i…”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute briefly to the debate, and as the youngest MP I have seen a lot of this happening throughout my time going through the school system. I have reams of positive things to say about the Bill that I will not have time for, but I wish to say briefly that I welcome it hugely. I…”

“My constituents regularly raise concerns about their safety when they are out and about, given the prevalence of off-road bikes being used in antisocial and illegal ways, particularly on pavements and footpaths. Such bikes are a particularly significant issue for elderly people, who might be less mobile and are therefo…”

“I welcome the Government’s commitment to implementing the IICSA recommendations, notably the introduction of mandatory reporting, which will go a long way towards tackling abuse in religious settings. Does the Minister agree, particularly in the context of more independent safeguarding processes, that as we work to imp…”

“The right hon. Gentleman’s speech is very helpful, and he is making some useful points. The shadow Minister would not give us any clarity about his party’s position on the opt-out mechanism, so could he help: what is the Opposition’s position on that? Do they support it—yes or no?”

“The hon. Lady makes her point well, and we have already heard from the Minister about the rationale behind those clauses. There are real issues with putting such measures through in secondary legislation, because this House should have more ability to scrutinise them. We know there is a consultation at the moment, and …”

“I understand the point the hon. Gentleman is making, but does he not accept that the Bill very clearly explains that in cases where any automated decision is taken, there would have to be the right to a proper explanation of the decision, which would probably address a lot of his concerns, and that there must always be…”

“I welcome the Bill. Given its potential to boost the economy by £10 billion, it is a huge win for so many sectors, and a brilliant example of the difference that this Labour Government can make. Technological innovation will improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary administration, allowing our key workers to focus mor…”

“Do you think it is likely to lead to a better outcome if we do it that way, rather than being a bit more transparent and open about the way things may have moved since that time? Nick Thomas-Symonds: There are two things there. First, it is very important that I continue to update Parliament and am held to account, as …”

“Good morning, Minister. The European Commission publishes the EU’s opening position for negotiations with partners like the UK—it has done so on youth mobility, for example. Are the Government intending to do anything similar? Nick Thomas-Symonds: I do not think the EU has published a final negotiating position yet. Va…”

“Not to labour this point but just to come in on it specifically, would you agree, Minister, that when we are looking at this as a whole, to add in a process to convert existing hereditary peers into life peers almost kicks the can down the road and extends the issue further than necessary? Is there also a point that to…”

“Thank you for coming in today. It has been a really helpful discussion. We have talked a few times about end-users of the data, their reasons for using it and the way that they are working. What consultations do you have with your data’s end-users when you are making changes to methodology? Particularly with the moveme…”

“That is helpful. Continuing on the theme of international collaboration, the decline in our response rate has been much worse than equivalent surveys in other countries. Do we have much indication as to why that is?”

“That is really helpful and covers a question that I was going to ask about lessons learned. Even then, when it was raised in October, it says in the board minutes that “members had not been made aware of the extent to which the LFS response had fallen recently”.”

“Good morning, Sir Ian. There are no issues with the labour force survey discussed in the minutes of the meetings at the UK Statistics Authority throughout 2023, up until the publication was suspended in October, and we just heard a bit about that. Could you just tell us a bit more about why this would not have been esc…”

“That is a fair point. You have talked about how you are weighting afterwards. It does surprise me a little that, even before this became an issue, there was not more discussion of how you weighted for different demographic groups, because there are different ways of classifying people into demographic groups. You can a…”