Speeches by Ballinger.

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and I support her call. It is very concerning that those sites are concentrated around the most deprived areas in our society—arguably, the areas that need greater investment rather than money being extracted from their communities. The 2005 Act is an analogue law in a digita…”

“Trump has famously been talking about introducing new sanctions on Russia as a way to force Putin to the negotiating table. I wondered whether Tom or others had any reflections on what those new sanctions might be, or how effective they might be.”

“Freya, you said that it was very difficult to find any examples of sanction breaches, and the evidence of only one criminal sanction in the last year shows that they are hard to find. You also said that the system is very fragmented, with many different actors in it. You gave a good example of why we need a review, but…”

“I have one more question around deterrence. You mentioned that there are many cases that HMRC settles that are not made public. Why is that? Surely the Government would be incentivised to make these cases public to act as a deterrent. I do not understand it.”

“18. What steps she is taking to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions into work.”

“As we all know, the last Government were far too quick to write off people who wanted to work but who had health conditions or were suffering with disabilities. Many people in Halesowen tell me that they want to work, and with the right help and support, they can. This will also bring huge physical and mental health be…”

“Does the hon. Member agree that the tobacco market’s estimates are not unbiased? It has form in exaggerating the scale of the illicit tobacco market in the UK.”

“Last week, tragically, 12-year-old Leo Ross was stabbed to death in Birmingham as he was returning home from school. His 14-year-old killer had been arrested several times for violent offences in the months running up to the killing. Can the Minister tell me what the Government are doing to reform the youth justice sys…”

“16. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the youth justice system in preventing reoffending.”

“Thank you very much, Robi. It is very helpful for us to understand what you have been doing in the United States. You talked about opportunities to work in the UK. Are you doing inter-community work in the UK now? Could you say a bit more about that?”

“I am sure we can facilitate an introduction. I have a similar question for Rula and Alon-Lee about the work of Standing Together; could you say a bit more about what your aims are?”

“Thank you very much, Robi. It is very helpful for us to understand what you have been doing in the United States. You talked about opportunities to work in the UK. Are you doing inter-community work in the UK now? Could you say a bit more about that?”

“With all these terrible developments—the fighting in Gaza and what is happening in the West Bank at the moment—it would be interesting to hear from Robi and Bassam a bit more about what the Parents Circle-Families Forum has been trying to achieve.”

“Thank you, Bassam. I have one final question for Rula and Alon-Lee. It is really interesting to hear about the work you are doing in Israel at the grassroots level. Have you been able to do any work in the West Bank or Gaza? What have you achieved there?”

“Thank you.”

“I want to come back to the funding point and your comparison about the small amount of funding that comes into grassroots organisations compared with Northern Ireland. Where does that money come from? We also heard from Robi earlier that the American pause in US aid funding could have a big impact. What sort of impact …”

“With all these terrible developments—the fighting in Gaza and what is happening in the West Bank at the moment—it would be interesting to hear from Robi and Bassam a bit more about what the Parents Circle-Families Forum has been trying to achieve.”

“I am sure we can facilitate an introduction. I have a similar question for Rula and Alon-Lee about the work of Standing Together; could you say a bit more about what your aims are?”

“Thank you, Bassam. I have one final question for Rula and Alon-Lee. It is really interesting to hear about the work you are doing in Israel at the grassroots level. Have you been able to do any work in the West Bank or Gaza? What have you achieved there?”

“Thank you.”