Speeches by Edwards.

“That is great. Verity, you might have a slightly different take on this, but it would be interesting to hear your thoughts.”

“No, I recognise it is not a silver bullet, but the Committee is looking for all the different pieces of the puzzle to help bring this down.”

“One thing that has been raised with me is the fact that there is absolutely no clarity on how on earth it came to a decision about the case. In the instance of the business that I have supported and reconstructed its accounts, it is owed over £4,000 from the energy supplier. During the ombudsman process, the energy sup…”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for securing such an important debate. As others have said, an inquiry is absolutely crucial. Last November, I added my name to the calls for an inquiry for the families, for the victims and also for the city. This has been a cloud that has covered Birmingham for 51 years. I wonder whether …”

“Thank you for coming. Professor Martin, you have described the “transformation of China’s digital attack capabilities” as “the most important change” for western cyber-security in more than a decade. What are the policy implications of this change, and can you describe what you think we need to know?”

“When you took out the policy, were there any terms that suggested that, if a particular type of cyber-attack were to occur, you would not have been covered?”

“That is really helpful.”

“That perfectly segues into my question. I am interested in your experience of the insurance cover you had—whether it was enough, what the interaction was like with your insurer and, perhaps, any of the “what if” moments and what other businesses might be able to learn from that. This is going to be a threat that all bu…”

“When we are talking about the classification of what is critical, and given what we have just heard from two food retailers, at what point do you think the Government and the security agencies need to see that as a critical infrastructure attack? We had two, and then a delivery organisation was affected as well. How sh…”

“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…”

“Did the likelihood on your risk register match, or has it changed?”

“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…”

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

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”

“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…”