Speeches by Alaba.

“Thank you. Alice, what can heritage sites and diversification do to appeal to new audiences, and maintain audiences and income revenue streams?”

“Our Labour Government have recently invested in a new state-of-the-art linear accelerator machine in Southend hospital. The machine is the first of its type in the country and will drastically improve cancer treatments. Please can the Minister outline how record levels of investment, such as in the LINAC machine and as…”

“13. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken for cancer diagnoses.”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sure colleagues across the House are extremely proud of our armed forces. Does the Minister agree that this Bill is an opportunity for us to show a united Chamber in support of our armed forces and that colleagues should support it?”

“In Southend and Rochford I have had the pleasure of meeting many veterans and service people, men and women, who keep our country safe. An Armed Forces Commissioner will be a direct point of contact for those serving and their families, and will have direct authority to investigate welfare complaints from housing to ki…”

“I commend the Secretary of State for his calm and measured approach to this really serious topic. Will he expand on the safeguards in the deal, in particular the 24-mile nautical exclusion or buffer zone and the ban on foreign military presence, which guarantee full UK command of the base? I remind Opposition colleague…”

“I declare that I am also a school governor. I have spent many months in my constituency meeting teachers, governors and stakeholders within the community, so I welcome the Government’s announcement of 2,000 additional teachers. Can the Minister tell us how the Government are turning the tide in the teacher recruitment …”

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“I appreciate the tone with which the Secretary of State is conducting this discussion, and I thank him for that. Having spent two decades running businesses and projects in the creative sector before entering this House, may I ask the Secretary of State to confirm when the Government intend to bring forward the promise…”

“The Kursaal in Southend—the site of the first theme park in Europe—and the Freight House in Rochford were once iconic venues in my community and central to the night-time economy. Over the last 14 years, venues have been forced to close and heritage buildings have been left empty. What steps are the Minister and his Ca…”

“7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support growth in the night-time economy in Essex.”

“Okay, thank you. Nancy, you mentioned earlier about the ecosystem. Something that we have not mentioned is the ecosystem of talent, I suppose. We have referenced the venues, radio stations, record labels, all those key stakeholders in nurturing and spotting talent. Do you think that has an impact on spotting talent and…”

“Thank you. The Government have now said that they will introduce a statutory levy if discussions do not result in progress. Are sceptics and holdouts on the levy apathetic towards this outcome? That is to all of you. Who would like to take that first?”

“Steve, would you like to add anything?”

“Thank you, Steve. When you are looking at the challenges of putting bans on touring and then you look at the possibility of the voluntary levy, do you think that the adoption of the levy is something that people within that ecosystem would embrace as mandatory or voluntarily?”

“Okay, thank you. Nancy, you mentioned earlier about the ecosystem. Something that we have not mentioned is the ecosystem of talent, I suppose. We have referenced the venues, radio stations, record labels, all those key stakeholders in nurturing and spotting talent. Do you think that has an impact on spotting talent and…”

“Yes.”

“Thank you. The Government have now said that they will introduce a statutory levy if discussions do not result in progress. Are sceptics and holdouts on the levy apathetic towards this outcome? That is to all of you. Who would like to take that first?”

“You trust the LIVE Trust to—”

“Brilliant. Thank you, Jon. Nancy, this a question to you: how can we make sure stadium shows as well as arenas are also in the scope of the levy?”