Speeches by Alaba.

“Sir David Amess was a hugely respected parliamentarian of massive popularity across all parties and in his wider community. He worked every day with true compassion to improve the lives of residents in Southend West and Leigh, Southend East and Rochford and more widely. My constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Mem…”

“I wholeheartedly welcome the Government’s announcement on devolution in Essex, which both the Conservative leader and the Labour-run unitaries are very supportive of. This announcement is right. It is generation-defining, and will deliver real local democracy. Southend and Rochford, and Essex, will be at their very bes…”

“As I am sure Members know, Southend and Rochford is an area of immense cultural heritage, vibrant businesses and a picturesque coastline. Last summer, we faced high-profile incidents of antisocial behaviour and crime. I would like to thank the Minister for her support during that time. As a new MP, it was a very trauma…”

“I am speaking on behalf of my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West and Leigh (David Burton-Sampson), who has been working closely with the Home Office and, most important, with the family of the late Sir David Amess. It makes me angry to listen to the litany of errors that occurred when a…”

“I also commend the Minister for his great announcement, which is welcome and needed. The Minister has often spoken about the importance of shifting from sickness to prevention, from hospital to community, and from analogue to digital. Residents of Southend East and Rochford deserve an NHS that is there when they need i…”

“I commend the Minister on the progress he has made on setting up Great British Energy. Can he outline to the House what opportunities our publicly owned champion will bring to Southend East and Rochford and the wider south-east region?”

“17. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a Great British Energy office in every region.”

“I had the pleasure of welcoming the Minister to my constituency at the weekend. Will he outline how the national wealth fund will establish partnerships in regions such as Essex, including in my constituency?”

“My final question is about diverse productions. This is one of the creative and cultural assets of this nation. How do you see your policies directed to supporting, sustaining and nurturing that part of the film ecosystem?”

“Brilliant. Three words came out to me there: competitiveness, review and stability. It is a competitive marketplace. As the Minister said, we want the UK to maintain its international competitive advantage. How regularly should we be checking the benchmark around tax incentives?”

“I want to speak to you about assurances. What kind of assurances does the industry have on existing tax incentives and whether the Government are committed to maintaining the incentives or indeed increasing them? I would like to hear from you and Alastair on that.”

“Thank you, Chair, and welcome, Minister and Alastair. “Barbie” is an interesting one; I wanted to go to “Barbie” with my 11-year-old daughter, but she did not want me to go, because it was not really cool for her dad to follow so I needed to go by myself.”

“Brilliant. Alastair, is there anything you would like to come in on?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) for securing this important debate and sharing the tragic loss of young Harvey. Ahead of this debate, I met Gillian and John McGrath, constituents of mine in Southend East and Rochford, whose daughter was tragically killed in March 2009 by a newly qualifi…”

“I want to speak to you about assurances. What kind of assurances does the industry have on existing tax incentives and whether the Government are committed to maintaining the incentives or indeed increasing them? I would like to hear from you and Alastair on that.”

“Thank you, Chair, and welcome, Minister and Alastair. “Barbie” is an interesting one; I wanted to go to “Barbie” with my 11-year-old daughter, but she did not want me to go, because it was not really cool for her dad to follow so I needed to go by myself.”

“Brilliant. Alastair, is there anything you would like to come in on?”

“My final question is about diverse productions. This is one of the creative and cultural assets of this nation. How do you see your policies directed to supporting, sustaining and nurturing that part of the film ecosystem?”

“Brilliant. Three words came out to me there: competitiveness, review and stability. It is a competitive marketplace. As the Minister said, we want the UK to maintain its international competitive advantage. How regularly should we be checking the benchmark around tax incentives?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this important and informative debate. I will start with some statistics. Over the last seven years, Southend has seen one of the highest increases in England in the number of children living with obesity, with 22.7% of five-years-olds starting school…”