Speeches by Rutland.

“This is another question for you, Peter. Looking at other sources of funding, research by the Home Builders Federation has shown that there is up to £2.8 billion in unused home builder contributions being held by local authorities. The LTA has described this as a “significant missed opportunity from local authorities t…”

“Before I turn to Rob, is there anything that you think local authorities could be doing to spend the money more quickly, or would that be counterproductive?”

“Peter, local councils do not currently have a statutory obligation to fund sport or leisure. I might know your answer to this question already, but would you welcome the introduction of a statutory duty on councils to support local sport, or would that be counterproductive?”

“The unspent money is not necessarily unallocated. It may be waiting for additional contributions to meet a project.”

“Do you see the wrong kinds of facilities being built, as well as facilities being built in the wrong places, or is it one or the other?”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. The case he raises touches the hearts of those across the world who have also lost loved ones in the tragic circumstances of methanol poisoning. Would he agree that it is imperative that we must build awareness of how to stay safe abroad among all those preparing t…”

“I am afraid I must make progress. I therefore hope that Members across the House will join me in supporting new clause 10, strengthening the Bill and reinforcing the fact that choice, for patients and practitioners, is at the heart of this legislation, and I hope they will oppose the amendments and new clauses that wou…”

“I agree with my hon. Friend. Similarly, I cannot support amendment 102, which would require doctors to ensure that there were no “remediable suicide risk factors” before conducting a preliminary discussion with the patient. There is no clear legal or clinical definition of the term “remediable suicide risk factor”, and…”

“I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, because it allows me to continue making an argument that will address those points. First, substantial motivation is vague, undefined and legally imprecise. This new clause is a blunt instrument and an attempt to shut the door on entire groups of people a…”

“I rise to speak in support of new clause 10, which is about choice. In fact, the Bill is about choice: choice at the end of life and choice to have a dignified death. It is about a choice that is currently being denied to many in untreatable, excruciating pain at the end of their lives—a choice that the majority in thi…”

“We heard from arenas earlier, but we should also discuss the stadiums. How are you ensuring that they do not fall between the net?”

“What discussions have you had with HMRC about the levying of VAT against the LIVE Trust?”

“Coming onto ticketing websites, Joff Oddie of Wolf Alice said earlier that the ticketing websites sometimes resist the £1 levy, despite obviously putting fees on top of tickets themselves. You said earlier that Live Nation could do more. What more?”

“What kind of conversations have you had with them about it?”

“Are there other ticketing websites that you feel are in a similar position?”

“That is right, you were talking a little bit about taxes earlier. How would you gauge the sector’s response to the Government’s refusal to model a temporary cut to VAT, let alone implement one?”

“Earlier we heard from the chief exec of the Featured Artists Coalition, who said that we mainly have a system at the moment of artist-led donations. Do you think it is right that the contributions to date have mainly been driven forward by artists?”

“I guess that is an argument against implementation, but what about modelling it to see what the impact would be?”

“What kind of conversations have you had with them about it?”

“Would you welcome some modelling from the sector on that?”