Speeches by Edwards.

“Thank you, Minister Thomas, for that information. We have talked quite a lot about the speed and complexity of the process. We heard in previous sessions about how the assessment panel feels overstretched and unable to get through the cases quickly enough. It was cited previously that people have been waiting for 20 ye…”

“Can you say a little about the average timeframe in the HSS for somebody receiving their first offer?”

“This question is for Rob Francis. As claims facilitators, Dentons were called in a previous session “a highly paid post box”. You mentioned that you have billed for about £840,000. We understand that the contract is for £2.52 million; perhaps you can explain the difference, or whether they are different. But what is it…”

“I am pleased to hear the statement on care leavers. Children who leave care have previously been let down by a system that pretty much stops support once they leave care. To ensure that care-experienced young people can make the most of their future, will the Secretary of State outline the Government’s plans to support…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Reading Central (Matt Rodda) for securing such an important debate; we have heard many important points already. My constituency may not sit on the Elizabeth line, but it forms a part of that wider rail connectivity that ma…”

“Have any of your clients progressed to the first stage offer yet under that scheme? If so, could you describe some of their experiences or your own interpretations?”

“Thank you. My next question was going to be whether fear played into it, because you touched earlier on the pressure that people are under. Do you think a higher proportion are being impacted by that?”

“You do not know whether they were qualified to assess a set of financial books in front of them.”

“Thank you very much for joining us, Sir Alan. It is wonderful to meet you. I want to just pull up a little bit more on what Liam was just saying. You previously spoke about how you do not think that the financial redress was either fast or fair. You have been more than fair in your response to Liam, but I wonder if you…”

“Do you think this is in line with the other overturned conviction schemes? If it is not, do you have any thoughts as to why not?”

“Picking up on some of that, you may not have the perfect figures—I am sure you could send those through—but could you, Mr Enright and Dr Hudgell, give us some idea of the proportion of clients on the Horizon convictions redress scheme who you think will take up the £600,000 fixed sum?”

“I want to ask about the requests for further information. Could you say how many times they have been applied? For example, are they using it once or are they then coming back again?”

“You have partly answered what I was going to ask, which was how you feel other members of the Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance feel about that fairness. Some clearly think that they have a fairness, but what you are describing is that there are very different experiences. Do you have any stories that you wish to sha…”

“To follow up on that question, was the person who was sent out to look at the books an accountant?”

“Yes. Have they progressed to that first stage under those schemes?”

“I ask that the House approve the consideration of the transition to zero emission vans. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered transition to zero emission vans.”

“Absolutely. It is incredibly important that we involve councils, because they can help and go a long way in ensuring that that infrastructure is there, and they can actually fund some of the changes. I think that is a well-made point, so I thank the hon. Member for his contribution. While the move to zero emission vans…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the transition to zero emission vans. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. Vans are the workhorses of the UK economy, with one in 10 workers, across a range of industries, relying on a van for their job. From engineering to construction, and from foo…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for securing such an important debate. Last year the Environment Agency released its national waste crime survey results for 2023, which found that 86% of farmers surveyed were affected by fly-tipping. In my Tamworth constituency, residents have raised frustrations about the damage it causes to t…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate in such a full Westminster Hall. Since 2010 schools have been grappling with chronic underinvestment by former Conservative Governments. We know that those with special educational needs and disabilities have borne the brunt of that. Schools are expecte…”