Speeches by Rutland.

“Good morning. Before the summer, we finished our inquiry into community and school sport, which focused on organised, structured play and exercise. What does free outdoor play offer to children? Perhaps Ingrid first.”

“It is fantastic to hear about all those positives. Where has the opposition come from?”

“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?”

“Good morning. Before the summer, we finished our inquiry into community and school sport, which focused on organised, structured play and exercise. What does free outdoor play offer to children? Perhaps Ingrid first.”

“It is fantastic to hear about all those positives. Where has the opposition come from?”

“Last week, it was revealed that the chief executive of Southern Water was awarded an egregious, enormous pay rise worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, despite the company continuing to oversee sewage spills and infrastructure failures that affect my constituents. Does the Secretary of State agree that water bosses sh…”

“Or even the people within those areas.”

“I agree, and I am looking forward to visiting one of my local bowls clubs over the summer and having a first go at it. Finally, perhaps more focused on community, not just school here, the biggest health benefits come from encouraging those who are inactive to become a little bit more active. What are you doing specifi…”

“I refer to my register of interests as having attended an event at the invitation of the LTA and the Paralympics at the invitation of Channel 4. Minister Peacock, coming back to the point around where the £400 million will go and be distributed, and the variety of sports eligible to receive funding, will this be distri…”

“We also had evidence about the importance of having a range of sports for children to play and having fun while they are doing it to encourage activity. Rugby was the sport at my school. I was terrible at it and hated it, but I got to swim and play tennis later on, which I really enjoyed. What role do you see for emerg…”

“Minister Peacock, evidence we have received shows that 95% of black adults do not swim. Only a third of disabled children are achieving the daily recommended physical activity levels, and the drop-out rate from sport for girls in their teenage years is two to three times that of boys. I am conscious of the time we have…”

“Thank you.”

“Would you be interested in the lower cost of covering courts, rather than building internal ones, such as canopy covers?”

“Would that include funding beyond multi-use facilities at present?”

“Brilliant. Coming back to tennis, and it feels ridiculous to say this given we are in the second heatwave in as many weeks, but we have 150 days of rain or so in the UK. British weather can be a barrier to participation in some sports, and we have a serious lack of indoor or covered facilities in this country. France h…”

“Good morning. I want to ask about funding. Emily, how much do churches contribute financially to the repair of their own buildings?”

“How has the change to a more competitive system of heritage funding impacted churches?”

“Thank you. I can see the quote about needing a home before it can be hospitable making it into the report. Finally, and briefly, how can the way that churches funding is applied for and distributed be changed to make it more effective?”

“Yes, or the removal of ringfenced funds, perhaps.”