Speeches by Darling.

“How do you see the balance between people’s expectations of the state pension and where it should be for them, and private pension allowances? Do you have any reflections or core principles on that?”

“One of the tools that people in large organisations can use to get under the skin of challenges for people is a degree of professional curiosity. How do you foster that in the organisation? Do you have any training around professional curiosity?”

“Would you support the basic adequacy standards for low earners? That feels to me a very big nut to crack, but are there any others to crack? One that leaps to my mind is that women are often left behind because of caring commitments, and their ability to save into pensions is significantly hampered as a result.”

“I am also very much alive to the Liz Sayce review. She identified that sometimes when things go wrong, managers then manage down a sense of not having to worry to the people operating the system. This goes back to what you have been talking about so far—culture. How do you develop more of an aviation culture, where whe…”

“8. If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch.”

“The abolition of Healthwatch will see the NHS and the Government effectively marking their own homework. Can the Minister please give some assurances about how the Government will ensure that the voice of those with learning disabilities, complex needs and dementia is heard?”

“The abolition of Healthwatch will see the NHS and the Government effectively marking their own homework. Can the Minister please give some assurances about how the Government will ensure that the voice of those with learning disabilities, complex needs and dementia is heard?”

“Anyone else?”

“How can the Government build trust around this strategy, both for the delivery and the future monitoring and development of it?”

“You have talked about a cross-Departmental approach, but in my personal experience of trying to support care-experienced youngsters, it is about how you get the whole of the community to support cared-for kids. Where could this strategy could go further as far as trying to get the whole of communities to support care-e…”

“So where would you say the greater levers should be at play in the strategy?”

“I thank you all for coming today and for all the incredible work that your organisations do. My question is for Lynn from Barnado’s. Can you reflect on the strategy and whether it goes far enough for care-experienced youngsters? Some thoughts on that would be really helpful, and then I have a follow-up question.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on obtaining this important and illuminating debate. I look forward to the Minister’s comments. I was heartened that a number of Members said that transport was significant for our coastal…”

“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), who always has something of value to bring to the Chamber. There are 1 million youngsters not in employment, education or training; this has been brewing for many years, but sadly has been exacerbated by the new Labour Governm…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I congratulate the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing this debate. It has been extremely fruitful and I hope that the Minister will be able to answer all the questions that have been asked. In preparing for the debate, I refl…”

“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams), who always has something of value to bring to the Chamber. There are 1 million youngsters not in employment, education or training; this has been brewing for many years, but sadly has been exacerbated by the new Labour Governm…”

“As I am sure is the case in many other constituencies, the NHS is perhaps the most valued service in Torbay, where it is the largest employer. Ironically, while the Government talk about investing in the NHS, Torbay is looking at 300 voluntary redundancies. Rather than the investment that the Government talk about, the…”

“Thank you for coming today; it really is appreciated. First, I want to unpick sickness and disability, and how that plays out in the life of a NEET young person. Secondly, we touched earlier on how other countries are able to get in there. Do you have any reflections on that? Thirdly, you have already touched on the do…”

“Do you have any reflections from other countries that you care to share?”

“I think home education is a massive issue, because it has virtually doubled. Do you see part of that as a failing in the SEND system? Were you alluding to that, or was I misreading that? There seems to be a bit of a cultural thing in society that, if your kids are having a hard time at school, sometimes the easiest thi…”