Speeches by Hall.

“Those are the priorities, but the rest of the money has not been ring-fenced for anything else. It is going to be dependent on what is identified as a need.”

“So those are the priorities coming forward.”

“In terms of the £55 million that has been made available, what progress has been made in deciding how to use that?”

“I am going to turn briefly to jobcentre funding. Katherine, my question is to you. How much extra funding are you expecting to put into jobcentres in the future?”

“To what extent will the redeployment of work coaches result in a further reduction in the support available for other UC claimants?”

“The Government have today announced best value updates for five local authorities, including Warrington borough council. The findings for Warrington have highlighted a number of serious conclusions that must be addressed. However, we should also recognise the pressures that local authorities faced under the last Govern…”

“Q11. I welcome the Government’s action to fix our NHS and deliver 2 million more appointments, which my constituents are already benefiting from. Together with Warrington and Halton NHS trust, I recently submitted a ready-to-go proposal for a new urgent treatment centre and out-patients facility in Warrington, which ha…”

“Scrutiny and parliamentary accountability are obviously essential, given the amount of money that we are talking about here. Exactly how will you report back? When will the next report be, timescalewise? How frequently will reporting happen? Can you give us an idea?”

“Can we get a ballpark figure, then?”

“That is still a little vague. The Secretary of State said last year—I think it was the back end of last year—that he was absolutely committed to an increase in transparency, yet we are still here, two years on from the information that we are seeking to have, so I am going to press again. Given the urgency of you comin…”

“I have also been doing a lot of work with education providers and employers in my constituency with a variety of sectors. We have some really big sectors in Warrington South. In Warrington as a whole, we have the nuclear sector, engineering, electricians and so forth. We also have an upcoming skills shortage. We are lo…”

“That is happening in my local UTC as well. That is best practice. That is the gold standard; that is how it should be. My concern is whether that is happening elsewhere. Is that generally happening more widely?”

“Is that a communication issue, then? That is not feeding through to employers.”

“There is one issue that comes up repeatedly. If you are a young person training to be an electrician or an engineer, for instance, you might turn up on site having only read in the classroom about how to use certain tools. There are concerns that these young people will turn up on the day not knowing how to use tools o…”

“The hon. Gentleman makes an important point. As I was saying, it is clear that congenital hyperinsulinism is not just a medical diagnosis; it is a whole-life diagnosis. It affects emotional health, finances, education, work, family life and more. Far too often, families say they feel invisible, left to navigate this jo…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of congenital hyperinsulinism on patients and their families. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I dedicate my remarks to my constituents Joanne and Gavin and their daughter Ibbie, who is two years old. Ibbie lives with a rare and serious …”

“I am a former member of Warrington borough council and the cabinet member for children and young people. I am also a member of several trade unions, and they are all outlined in my entry in the register of interests.”

“The solution surely is to take the profit out of the whole process.”

“Thank you, Chair. In my previous life, I was a cabinet member for children and young people, so I have a good grasp of some of the challenges in that sector. One of the biggest issues we faced was private providers and residential placement costs. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this. One of the things t…”

“We cannot grow our economy using a toolkit that still assumes that the south-east is the default. We need a Green Book that reflects the reality of 2025, not the London-centric logic of the past. This is our moment to rewrite the rules and deliver the growth, dignity and opportunity that the people of Warrington South …”