Speeches by Rutland.

“T7. Under the Conservatives, too many children’s life chances were scarred by poverty, but thanks to the choices made by this Labour Government last week, nearly 1,300 children in East Worthing and Shoreham are set to have their futures brightened. Does my right hon. Friend agree that it is only under a Labour Governme…”

“My hon. Friend has made it clear that the issue of delayed freedom is not limited to my constituents in East Worthing and Shoreham. My constituent Angela told me that last year the nearest test available for her daughter was in Liverpool, and local driving instructor Lawrence has many test-ready clients who are unable …”

“In my constituency more than 10,000 residents are renting privately. These families, couples, friends and individuals have too often been the victims of excessive rent hikes, no-fault evictions, substandard conditions, and a private rented sector that benefits bad landlords and disadvantages fair landlords and good ten…”

“17. What steps he is taking to improve the private rented sector for tenants.”

“Q13. Seeing dentists is crucial not just for people’s dental health but for their broader health and wellbeing, but access to NHS dentistry has been a growing problem for a number of years. In my constituency, only two out of 10 dentists are taking on new adult NHS patients—the number is the same for children. Will the…”

“Over the recess, we witnessed the horrific antisemitic attack on one of Manchester’s synagogues and then, just days later, an Islamophobic attack on one of our Sussex mosques. It is in these difficult and worrying times that religious leaders can continue to play an important role in bringing communities together. What…”

“6. What assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of church leaders on community relations.”

“Q1. Last week I visited Rayner, a world-leading provider of cataract solutions based in Worthing, a winner of this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise for innovation, and a fantastic employer of local apprentices. I welcome the Government’s ambition to get two thirds of our young people into an apprenticeship, further e…”

“Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 October.”

“22. What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes.”

“The only way to solve the housing crisis is, as my right hon. Friend so articulately puts it, to “build, baby, build”. In my constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham, the median wage is £37,000, but the median house price has soared to more than 10 times that. What will the Government do to ensure that social and aff…”

“My constituents who use the A259 coast road are being deprived the choice of safe and sustainable travel to Brighton, as Conservative-run West Sussex county council has dragged its feet for more than three decades on delivering a cycle path. What can the Government do to help me and Shoreham-By-Cycle to push for that m…”

“Q5. This Labour Government are getting our NHS back on its feet; there are 20,000 fewer patients on waiting lists at my local trust since the election, but there is still more to do, including making it easier to see a GP. Will the Prime Minister set out how the Government will give my constituents in East Worthing and…”

“Tim, on the topic of income, what are you doing to address the continuing decline in the number of people paying for a TV licence?”

“On that, it was reported that the Foreign Office asked the BBC to model a World Service budget that would be flat cash over the next three years as part of the spending review. What impact would that have on the World Service’s work to counter hostile propaganda?”

“I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the BBC and a recipient of hospitality. Dr Shah, Peter Bazalgette, one of the creative sector plan’s authors, told us that the Government’s first priority should be sorting out the funding of a healthy BBC. Are you persuaded that that is high up th…”

“Finally on this, I think evasion rates have risen from just under 7% to 12.5% over the last five or six years. That is about an 80% increase. What is being done, Tim, to make sure that Capita is providing good value for money when collecting the licence fee?”

“On a similar topic, and perhaps more urgently, we anticipate that a decision on funding for the World Service will be made by the Foreign Office in the coming weeks. Do you anticipate that the Foreign Office will meet your ask for a funding increase from around £137 million to around £200 million a year?”

“Thank you. I grew up on an unadopted road that was in pretty poor condition, so no vehicles used it as a cut-through, which was great for playing out on the street. We made friends with our neighbours’ children, and we could play on the street every day after school and weekends, but I know that that is happening less …”

“Fantastic. Does anyone else want to come in on that point specifically, or has that been quite comprehensive?”