Speeches by Coleman.

“My hon. Friend makes a very good point. There has been talk about a beefed-up school complaints process. I do not think that will be sufficient, and I ask the Minister to consider extending the remit of the local government and social care ombudsman to provide a binding route—a statutory backstop—to resolution when sch…”

“It is indeed, and I am grateful for the opportunity to recognise Farnley Community Centre, which is being innovative in encouraging people not only to get their egg, but to take part in a community discussion about how to spend the money that this Government have made available across the country to boost communities—t…”

“Well, it is important to set these things out clearly. Underpinning all these things is the absence of a national framework. There is currently no consistent guidance for local authorities on how to support community centres that are managing publicly owned buildings. There are no clear standards on tenancy practices. …”

“Again, that is an excellent point from my hon. Friend. There is everything to be gained from local authorities looking at the plethora of support available to them, and equally from those providing support—whether it is Sport England, Arts Council or Heritage Lottery funding—being as simple as possible in enabling loca…”

“And meet his mother. I would like to bring the listenership up to two; a 100% increase after this debate would not be a bad outcome. It was interesting to hear my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling and Strathallan (Chris Kane) talk about how local government in Scotland has been constrained by the actions of the Scott…”

“I absolutely do, and I am sure the food bank and community groups in the hon. Member’s community welcome his support. That is absolutely in line with what I am saying—these are essential parts of our community. We have two food banks in my own constituency. It is a crying shame that food banks have now become part of t…”

“I absolutely agree. I am sure that my hon. Friend has fought hard for the Swanscombe pavilion, and it is a great shame that it has closed. I am going to explore the reasons why these things happen in just a minute, but sometimes one thinks that local authorities could be a bit sharper in how they do things and understa…”

“I have very much enjoyed this debate. Hon. Members have given wonderful examples of what is going on in their constituencies and their engagement with voluntary activities. The hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) said that 46% of people in Northern Ireland volunteer. That is a hell of a number—it is very impressiv…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for voluntary groups and community centres. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I am grateful for the opportunity to introduce this debate, because voluntary organisations and community centres are central to our public life. I…”

“When I asked why things have gone so wrong, is it because there has not been pressure put on hospitals to do intelligent things like that?”

“Thank you all for coming. I think we all agree that the fact that corridor care has become the norm is wholly unacceptable, and we have to repair the damage. One thing you talked about that struck me is the efficiency of hospitals, the role that boards see that they should playing and the effectiveness of boards. From …”

“Thank you very much.”

“Do you think that would reduce corridor care?”

“What would you like to test that might get a better result?”

“We talked about the American system and the way things are funded here. On the incentives, you talked about the use of block contracts not being appropriate. Will you explain how the way we pay for care at the moment makes corridor care more, rather than less, likely?”

“We know there is a problem.”

“So you do have places that you know of; you would just rather not name them.”

“Are you aware of any individual organisations?”

“I would like you to give us examples of where it is happening well. I can give you one: we had a very interesting corridor care meeting the other day, and I was talking to the Walsall Healthcare NHS trust, which is doing things like virtual wards led by specialist consultants, a discharge lounge, with pharmacists there…”

“If they are the lifeblood, why would hospitals be taking the decision to place new staff elsewhere?”