Speeches by Hack.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for leading this petition debate. As the MP proudly representing semi-rural North West Leicestershire—a beautiful constituency at the heart of the national forest, surrounded by countryside and f…”

“We have talked about getting the whole organisation behind the strategies and ways of working. How do you intend to help support that at the Pensions Regulator?”

“Thank you for coming to speak to us today. The current corporate plan runs until 2027. To what extent do you think this sets out the right priorities and performance indicators for the organisation?”

“What is your assessment of where that corporate plan has been running up until now? Do you feel that there is still quite a lot of progress in one of those objectives, maybe more than others?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing this debate, which holds such importance for my constituents. My constituency is proud to be the home of East Midlands airport—part of the Manchester Airport Group —fro…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for this opportunity for us all to talk about the UK town of culture competition and the benefits it can bring to our communities. It will be a pleasure to speak about my towns and my hope that t…”

“I had the opportunity to meet a dairy farmer in my constituency, who explained just how financially challenging things have been. They have diversified, they have a farm shop and they do raw milk vending, but it is simply not enough for them to make a profit on other activities to subsidise their milk production. Will …”

“May I take this opportunity to wish you a merry Christmas, Madam Deputy Speaker? It was a pleasure to join Ingles FC, a non-league club in North West Leicestershire, as it hosted the Premier League trophy last weekend. The Premier League has supported the club with a grant of £45,000 to install LED floodlights, as well…”

“When we looked at the new deal for disabled people, there were some changes over time. How were those changes evidence-led? What were the key functions of the pilot that transferred into the main programme?”

“That is very useful. Laura, do you want to come back?”

“That is really reassuring. Richard and Gareth, do you have any final comments? Do you think the use of the two models could create some complexity for providers?”

“Do you have anything to add, Richard?”

“Lovely. Thank you very much.”

“Having previously worked with people who are learning disabled, that gives me huge reassurance. Lots of people I have worked with before may well feel they can engage with the employment market, which would be super positive. Nicola, are there any groups that you think might still not be met between the IPS and SEQF pr…”

“I am sorry to interrupt. Talking about the job brokers and the sense that some of them were overperforming, we want overperformance, surely—I don’t know; maybe there was a reason for that. Do you think there was a sense that in certain areas the relationship between Jobcentre Plus and job brokers in certain areas was s…”

“The first part of my question is for Laura, if that is okay. Connect to Work uses two supported employment models to meet different participant needs. How do you think this two-model design will help to ensure that nobody is left behind?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) for securing this debate. It goes without saying that quarries are integral to our infrastructure. My constituency is home to many quarries, and I have been able to visit Bardon Hill, Cloud Hill…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I think the conversation on defibs has been a really interesting one, but that is obviously just part of the solution to cardiac risk in young people. The main point I was trying to make is that, until we can roll out an effective programme of screening, we need to make sur…”

“The key thing that we have been trying to do in my constituency—and I would encourage other Members to do the same—is to demystify defibrillators. There are some very easy tools online that can show people how to use them, and they are such clever bits of kit that no one should be afraid of looking into it.”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that important intervention. Defibs talk to you; there is no need to be mystified by their use. They are clever bits of kit, and a 999 emergency responder will talk people through the process. I ask everyone please to go and be trained, because this is really important stuff.”