Speeches by Edwards.

“I am interested in picking up the point about insurance—the cover it provided and whether, when you look back at the situation, you think, “We didn’t have enough,” or, “They wouldn’t have covered us if—”. I would like to get to the bottom of that. Where does the support for businesses sit? Do you think it worked in you…”

“13. What steps she is taking to improve prison security.”

“There has been a spate of attacks at Swinfen Hall Prison, which holds young offenders, in my constituency. Drugs, phones and weapons are often dropped in by drone. The families of prisoners are concerned for their safety, and prison officers are at risk. What steps are the Government taking to prevent drones and to tac…”

“I am delighted to speak in this debate. In a former life, I was a trustee of a pension scheme and sat on its investment sub-committee. In my new incarnation, I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on pensions and growth. Pensions sound boring to many, and they sound far away to the young. It might be easie…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that contribution. It is absolutely essential that we ensure that investment is getting to our high streets and towns, not just our cities, and that people see that change when they walk around. I urge the Minister to take a supportive approach towards pools that are currently in transition, …”

“Absolutely. There have been some really interesting changes arising from those countries’ reviews of their pensions markets, and I will be very interested to hear what the Minister has to say about what he has learned from those changes. Certainly, in the meetings that we have attended, we have learned a lot about some…”

“I absolutely agree. It is incredibly important that we make sure those investments are being driven towards the things that are going to change lives, and building houses will change lives. The other thing that my hon. Friend will be very aware of is the fact that the state pension is calculated on the basis that peopl…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for this welcome news. The Sir Robert Peel centre, part of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS trust, is now running at full throttle, with a range of diagnostic services and treatment options. I congratulate the trust and the Minister on opening that community diagnostic cen…”

“One hundred and twenty-one of my constituents in Tamworth are members of the British Coal staff superannuation scheme, and they have been in touch with me. They ask that their investment reserve be released and used to boost their pensions, just as the Government did with the mineworkers’ pension scheme. That would mak…”

“Parents want to know that their children can go to school safely, but they might equally have a reaction when they are not at school; 70% of parents of children with allergies report that they have experienced an absence because of an allergy. Does my hon. Friend agree that the vast number of difficulties faced by chil…”

“I am quite interested in what your views are on how a pipeline could engage private investment. One of the examples would be that pension funds are always looking for things that they can invest in and do their due diligence, and we have some consolidation and a real focus from the Government. That is just one example,…”

“The infrastructure strategy has come out. How do you feel about that? If I, again, slightly wear two hats, we know that these are overlaid with other strategies. Do you think they fit well? If we take the industrial strategy and the fact that we need to gain growth in that way, how do you feel about the infrastructure …”

“Thank you. We have identified that some of the processes might not quite work. Are there any other tools that are often used that do or do not work or should be there that could be used to help to assess the suitability of the pipeline or the appropriateness of the projects? Jim, would you like to come in?”

“Thank you. Just moving on to the tools—”

“Thank you. David, what are your thoughts?”

“Let me know next time.”

“That is really helpful. Would you like to comment, Jim?”

“Are the rules ever reviewed? Have they ever been? Have they ever changed?”

“Who makes the decision around that scoring?”

“Thank you very much. I am going to bring a slightly different slant to it. It was very interesting hearing the points that you made about HS2. It goes through my constituency. Tamworth is in Staffordshire. There is the whole issue about demand. I now have fewer trains going to my constituency in some respects because o…”