Speeches by Stephenson.

“Mr Robinson, perhaps you can talk very briefly about MAG.”

“East West Rail is due to travel through my constituency, on the historic Marston Vale line. How will the Secretary of State ensure that the mistakes made on HS2—we have heard some shocking stories today—will not also be made on East West Rail? I am afraid that there is very little confidence in the East West Rail Compa…”

“The Secretary of State will know that my local ICB in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes is set to merge with Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The new ICB will cover a population of about 3 million people. Given the difficulties we have had securing a GP surgery in Wixams, will the Secretary of State …”

“The UK has a real opportunity to lead the world in the production of sustainable aviation fuels, and this Bill aims to provide the investment certainty needed to scale up domestic SAF production and achieve just that. My constituency is located a stone’s throw from London Luton airport. It is a rapidly expanding region…”

“Global tech giants such as Microsoft and Amazon have announced plans to use SMRs to power their data centres, so they have trust in SMRs. I happen to believe that they should be the future of nuclear in this country. I have a couple of questions for the Secretary of State. The announcement states that a new public comp…”

“The shadow Minister makes the case for me, so I do not think I need to. I absolutely support new clause 44. I will make a final point so that we can hear from another speaker. I am proud to support new clause 81 in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford). Communities such as Wixams in …”

“I absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. Those green spaces on the edge of and between towns are at risk. It is not just the fields that are at risk but people’s access to green space, which is vital for mental health and wellbeing.”

“I rise to speak in support of new clauses 43, 44, 52, 53 and 81, if I have time. Mid Bedfordshire is a fast-growing area and has accommodated more than its fair share of new homes in the past decade. Since 2012, the two districts that my constituency covers have delivered over 35,000 new homes, including the new town o…”

“Yes, education and skills.”

“I have some questions on qualifications and training. To what extent do current qualifications and training programmes equip us to meet the demands of England’s housing and nature restoration targets? Maybe I can start first with Sue Searle.”

“Earlier, you said that postgraduates leaving education need lots of training to be useful in ecology. Does something need to be done to university education or is it appropriate enough and you would then do lots of training with them to get them ready?”

“Mr Berry, perhaps the same question to you but perhaps with a focus on the housing targets part rather than the ecology part.”

“Yes, education and skills.”

“It will take some time for the Government to bring those new measures forward and in the meantime, there is a skills gap.”

“Would you say that existing qualifications and training are not enough to achieve the target of 1.5 million new houses?”

“Finally, Mr Berry, in addition to what the Government are doing and what they are planning to do, is there something on top of that that you would expect to see to make a meaningful difference?”

“Dr Howard, the same question. We would be interested in your perspective on this.”

“My final question to Dr Howard. Is there sufficient read-across between ecological and planning and construction qualifications? If not, how can this be improved? Sue may also want to answer that. Maybe I will start with Dr Howard.”

“Do you have any final reflections on that, Ms Searle?”

“Thank you very much, all of you. Thank you, Chair.”