Speeches by Edwards.

“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…”

“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…”

“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?”

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

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

“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 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.”

“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…”

“Greenacres school in my constituency is sinking. Five years ago, it applied to the risk protection arrangement scheme after concerns about drainage. It has been closed since March, and pupils and parents are rightly worried about the school’s future. May we have a statement about what the Government are doing to review…”

“Seven Tory men have stood at that Dispatch Box over the past 14 years and the result has been an economic crisis, crumbling public services and a cost of living crisis. Can we expect a change of approach from the new female Chancellor of the Exchequer?”

“May I congratulate you, Mr Speaker, on your re-election? My constituency has a large number of villages and a rural contingent. While I welcome the announcements yesterday in the King’s Speech, I wonder whether there is further information about how we will deal with flooding and, in particular, the flood resilience ta…”

“It is wonderful to be here following the first King’s Speech under a Labour Government since 1950. When Labour was elected to form this country’s next Government, it was on the promise of change. Today’s King’s Speech wastes no time in doing just that. The package of legislation announced today places growth at its hea…”