Speeches by Taylor.

“If you feel you are able. I have one final question in this section, though. What might you need from the spending review to enable these actions and what will be the implications if you do not get what you need?”

“Referring to the Corry report, do the recommendations on pay flexibility help you, first, employ and retain some of the specialist staff you need, particularly in the light of some of your earlier comments?”

“On a further comment from the Corry report, will the recommendations on digitalisation in the review assist with any of your operations?”

“I appreciate you have not had a lot of time to consider all the recommendations. Do you want to follow up in writing on any of this?”

“Ms Willis, I will address the next section of questions to you. With the Government pushing for offshore wind development, what steps are being taken to ensure that you have the necessary expertise and resources to effectively manage marine licensing and environmental impact assessments?”

“I am grateful to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) for bringing this important debate to the House. I could definitely hear him on the Back Benches, so I thank him for that. In Scotland, thanks to a Labour Scottish Executive, water was retained in public hands. While that does not me…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing forward this important debate. In my constituency, like his, we have a number of Ukrainian families, who are most welcome, contributing to both the community and the economy. I commend all the organisations that have employed refugees, and I take this opportunity to thank Glasg…”

“Thank you very much for that answer.”

“Mr Cohen, could I go back to one of your earlier answers? You mentioned that some difficult decisions would have to be made by Government in sector allocations and uses and that there would be winners and losers. Are you willing to give a view on who you think the winners and losers should be in your opinion?”

“Thank you for that. I was going to ask about what role innovation will have in the future in managing fisheries sustainably. Are there any new technologies that you think might help contribute to the future sustainability of fisheries?”

“Thank you for that. I was going to ask about what role innovation will have in the future in managing fisheries sustainably. Are there any new technologies that you think might help contribute to the future sustainability of fisheries?”

“Mr Cohen, could I go back to one of your earlier answers? You mentioned that some difficult decisions would have to be made by Government in sector allocations and uses and that there would be winners and losers. Are you willing to give a view on who you think the winners and losers should be in your opinion?”

“Thank you very much for that answer.”

“Like so many in my constituency and across Scotland, I have a lifelong association with the Church of Scotland. For so many of us in Scotland, the stories of our families are intertwined with local Church of Scotland parishes, not just through attendance at church on a Sunday, but through our marking of important life …”

“As is well documented, this policy will raise £1.8 billion for the state sector. I will carry on. This Government have made the hard decisions, including introducing VAT on private school fees, that are necessary to improve education for all children. That is already starting to make a difference in England. I sincerel…”

“So it is not 20%, then—it is closer, probably, to 15%.”

“Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that schools can offset some of the VAT?”

“I think my point refers to the timing point that the hon. Gentleman has been making. I will carry on. In Scotland, it is up to the national Scottish Government to decide how to use the significant additional funds that they receive through the block grant. As expenditure on education in England increases, so do the res…”

“I simply do not agree. I refer to my earlier point that this policy was in Labour’s manifesto in 2017, 2019 and 2024. It is a long-standing policy of the Labour party.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for his introduction to the petition today. I have considerable sympathy with the petitioners. I know that families make the choice to send their children to a private school for m…”