Speeches by McKinnell.
Every Hansard contribution by Catherine McKinnell this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 321–340 of 1,105 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2026 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1236) “It sounds like, in theory, with the evidence we have been hearing and the answers you have given, that we want to go in the same direction. I think the challenge is the reality that we are starting from and where we want to get to—we need to understand how we get there. The evidence so far has come across quite clearly…” | 192 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “One of the ways in which that was done was through the Government consulting hub, which has already been mentioned. It was in existence for around two years and was then reduced. I took from your response earlier that it was largely in relation to reducing headcount and overheads in terms of the number of people engage…” | 91 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Regardless of the data, how accurate it is and how clear the picture of what is being spent on consultants is, clearly a significant investment is being made right across Government. What work is under way to ensure that it not only benefits the particular Department that procures or contracts that advice but also that…” | 63 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “What is the mechanism for determining whether that is being implemented? You talk about the dissemination of information. How do you measure its effectiveness?” | 24 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Whose responsibility is that?” | 4 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “I have one final question. You have been very generous, Chair. There are some Departments that did not respond to the NAO’s survey. To what extent are you confident that, where there is good practice to be followed, it is being followed consistently across Government Departments? That cannot be captured as part of this…” | 66 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “There is one other question I wanted to ask. Who is responsible for taking the lessons from other jurisdictions that do this differently, and some may say better? For example, Australia has very clear definitions. They seem to have clarity on that front, which we do not seem to have in the same way. Germany is another …” | 81 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “I had a question to follow up on the questions that have been asked about AI. In your responses you have used the phrase “added value” quite a few times. How are you measuring that? Is there a consistent measure across Departments of the added value of using consultants?” | 49 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “Fundamentally, the question, which I do not think was necessarily answered, is whether it was effective. Is it a missing function? I appreciate that headcount reduction is really important, but quality has to be balanced against quantity. Would it be helpful to have a co-ordinating function? Did it serve no purpose and…” | 59 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “I was just going to follow up with one question. You were very helpful in setting out where some of the hub’s activities have transferred. Could you clarify which activities have not been continued?” | 34 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “That is helpful to know. That is really helpful. I was going to ask, “When is it going to be published?” The hub opened and closed. We want to be reassured that we are approaching this in the most effective way possible. Having an out-of-date playbook that refers to a hub that was closed two years ago does not give tha…” | 135 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “That is really helpful.” | 4 |
| 15 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 891) “There are some concerns about the playbook. The document refers to the hub a number of times, even though the hub was abolished coming up to two years ago. It is clearly not up to date. For that reason, it cannot be as useful as it should be. Why is it taking so long to get it updated?” | 58 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “Thank you—that is really helpful. I guess the question is what you do with those insights. Have you identified key risks as a result of them? How do you use the information?” | 32 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “I want to talk about the long-term trend analysis. This is probably a question for you, Andrew. Could you talk us through what the long-term analysis that you have included in the Whole of Government Accounts report is showing?” | 39 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “I guess the question is whether you are confident. There seems to be an acceptance that this is a useful function, so clarification that this is going to continue would be helpful. Also, are you confident that the necessary action or change or behaviour learnings will be taken from these insights, and it is not just a …” | 59 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “So the answer to looking at other avenues of funding is no.” | 12 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “On that basis, are you confident that things should stay as they are and continue steady as they go, or should you be considering other means of paying for and funding the public service pension liabilities?” | 36 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “On public service pensions and the unfunded sector, what is your view on the affordability?” | 15 |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Public Accounts Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1243) “That is helpful—thank you.” | 4 |