Speeches by Stone.

“It begins, “That this House is concerned”. Okay, you have a motion, so you are fine—or you could change the title of the debate to make it more specific, but this is an important issue. I do not think we would vote on being “concerned”, would we?”

“This is an important debate. From a procedural perspective, the only way you can have this debate within six months of the last debate is if you attach a motion to it that we can vote on. It does not have to be a crazy one that will upset the Government. It could ask the Government to look into writing a review on x, y…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) for securing this debate. I know he is incredibly passionate and pretty knowledgeable about this subject. I also thank the Government for the AI opportunities action plan. I appreciate that there …”

“The hon. Member talks about the number of patients that GP practices have on their books. We have an ambitious plan for building more houses. Does he agree that we need to consider not just existing GP practices but funding the infrastructure for future practices, so that we have adequate services for people? There are…”

“I think this is a much-needed debate. Not to challenge you on it, but is it culture, media and sport, or would it be housing and planning? The way to change the mechanism would be to give local councils the ability to reject planning applications. In Swindon, for example, we are now rejecting planning applications for …”

“I rise to support new clauses 15 and 16 in my name. The amendments address two specific but crucial failings in our current road traffic laws: the absence of adequate penalties for driving without ever having held a licence and insufficient consequences for people who fail to stop after an incident. The amendments are …”

“Will the Minister look into minimising the pain of patients going through hysteroscopy and biopsy procedures by requesting that medical professionals fully brief them on anaesthetics and pain relief in advance of procedures to ensure that they can plan accordingly?”

“We know about the importance of the educational benefits, but does the hon. Member agree that outdoor education can be used to tackle knife crime in urban areas? Will he join me in thanking Mike Harrison, who owns Green Trees forest school in Swindon, for his hard work on that?”

“Wouldn’t do it justice.”

“Just one more—”

“I obviously understand the constraints that you are under with the number of MPs, but you need four Opposition Members in order to get the debate happening. Could you reach out to Jim Shannon? He will talk on pretty much anything.”

“This is not a question, but obviously this an important issue and we need to be discussing it. We have a lot of space in Westminster Hall. I know you do not want to have another debate in Westminster necessarily—you did allude to that—but is this time sensitive? It is obviously going on right now, so do you want to spe…”

“3. If she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the funding model for the repair of council housing stock.”

“Will the Minister join me in praising Swindon borough council for its fantastic vision in investing in fixing our council stock—something the previous Conservative administration failed to do for 20 years?”

“To be clear, you do not have to attach a motion to get a Chamber debate. It is not going to speed up the process, so do not feel pressured by Bob to put in a motion there.”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that when we talk about leasehold we have to include fleecehold as well? In Priory Vale and St Andrews in my constituency, residents pay astronomical fees without receiving the services that they should receive for such fleecehold charges.”

“Who do you want as the answering Department? You have covered transport, policing, housing and finance, so what is your desired Department to respond to the debate?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) for securing this important debate. I also thank the Minister for engaging constructively with me on this important issue and for the extension of the £50 million fund that supports children in adopt…”

“It deeply saddens me to hear some of those statistics. Does the hon. Member agree that what we say in this House matters? It ripples across communities, and regardless of what side of the argument someone is on or where they sit on the issue, at the centre of the argument are people. Does she also agree that we should …”

“While I welcome the Oxford-Cambridge corridor, does my hon. Friend agree that extending it down to places such as Swindon would not only boost the economy in my region, but also the country?”