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“Not at all. No, it was just a micro example.”

“Emily first, and then Jack: to what extent, if any, have people who worked on the show been subject to personal criticism or even abuse since its screening?”

“My constituents are predominantly served by two hospitals: Frimley Park to the east and Basingstoke and North Hampshire to the west. Some 65% of Frimley Park is RAAC concrete, known to be highly unstable, so it is right that it is included in phase 1 of the new hospital programme and prioritised as urgently needing a c…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Health and wealth are two sides of the same coin and we need to invest in both, which is why the delays are a false economy. Maintaining Basingstoke and North Hampshire hospital for the next 15 years will cost almost as much as the rebuild, making it a false economy and a ca…”

“Thank you; that is fascinating. I have one more question, which I would like to direct to Professor Cantle. What risks do illegal schools pose to community cohesion, and have the Government done enough to tackle this issue?”

“Thank you. Dr Dhaliwal, you have mentioned faith schools. What role do schools, including faith schools, in the UK play in community cohesion? Pretty broad.”

“Thank you very much. I have one quick follow-up, if I may, Professor Cantle, about religious education in schools and the curriculum. When I was at school—more years ago than I care to think about at the moment—it was very much the case that the curriculum was centred around Christianity. That was your religious educat…”

“Mr Copson, what role does religious education or PHSE in the UK currently play in community cohesion, specifically the curriculum rather than faith schools? What changes, if any, would you make to the curriculum to promote community cohesion?”

“I think that answers my next question: why are so few fast-growth businesses female-led? You think it is in investment.”

“That is my exact next question, which is, will the Government be able to unlock significant—”

“Oh, we love those questions.”

“Young children are only one aspect of care, and we know that women do the majority of care, so is there any information in terms of women looking after older parents or partners with disabilities, or any of those other caring responsibilities that fill out that picture?”

“How big a factor do you think caring responsibilities are on the ability of women to pursue entrepreneurship? I would like to direct that to Dr Marks, please.”

“That ties in really nicely with my question, which I want to direct to Professor Stephan, if I may. Is there any cultural issue here where women are encouraged to do good and men are encouraged to do well and actually we should all be doing both those things if we can?”

“Jill, do you have anything to add?”

“I open this up to anyone who wants to answer, but why do you think the proportion of businesses and fast-growth businesses that are female-led reduced from 2023 to 2024? Do you have any reasons why that might be the case?”

“Do you have any statistics on the experience of women from ethnic minority or low socioeconomic backgrounds on how they are trying to start a business?”

“Debbie, coming back to you, if that is okay, those are some depressing statistics.”

“Thank you very much. Jill, do you have anything to add to that picture?”

“Thank you. Debbie, I would like to start with you if that is all right, and then we will move into the room. Could you briefly set out what you see as the key trends in female-led entrepreneurship?”