Speeches by Young.

“Do you think that it is possible to resolve the fuel poverty crisis without cutting the overall cost of electricity?”

“Welcome to the panel. I want to start by asking some questions about the stability and competitiveness of the retail market. Dhara, how effectively has Ofgem responded to the collapse of more than 30 suppliers during the recent price crisis? Does the collapse of Rebel Energy in April give you new concerns about the sta…”

“Not even Rebel Energy? You think that that is a sort of one-off; it does not change your view and make you think, “Actually, no, we still need the tightness of regulation”?”

“Merlin, do you have anything to add?”

“The Chief Secretary says that west of England funding will increase services between Bristol city centre and Brabazon. I have been pressing Ministers to extend the funding for half-hourly trains at Yate, which is due to end next year. That is vital to provide a service to the new Charfield station, which is due to open…”

“Absolutely. It is a very frightening situation for people to find themselves in. For carers who have to do all that I have described Richard having to do, having to battle their way to find the services available just adds to the problems. My constituent says that mental health services are the Cinderella of the NHS. T…”

“Everyone deserves high-quality care when they need it—that is particularly the case for those with dementia, who often have some of the most complex needs—but the sad reality is that social care services in this country are in crisis. The disease has a huge impact not only on the patients, but on their family and frien…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. In 2009, the then Climate Secretary, the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Ed Miliband), announced his plan to ramp up the use of wood-burning power stations while also ensuring sustainability. Fast forward to today and the right hon. Member—now the Secr…”

“One of the consequences for my constituents of losing services like the 84/85, the T2 and the 622 is that they are cut off from health services. Does my hon. Friend agree that such access should be a priority for investment, and that a focus on the increase in passenger numbers when judging investment choices disadvant…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for introducing this debate. Thornbury and Yate is a dental desert. According to a recent newspaper report, not a single dentist in Thornbury and Yate is taking on new NHS patients for the third year in a row, leaving people having to travel long d…”

“I do. We also need solutions for people like my constituent in the meantime; they have already had to pay £1,400 for treatment and they face another £2,000-worth of work to be able to eat normally. That is a stiff fee when you are reliant on personal independence payment and your spouse’s pension. My constituent feels …”

“The Minister has admitted that not all schools will be fully funded, but blames that on the choices that schools have made about their staff. Does she accept that schools cannot fully control the profile of their staff, and that in some cases—I make this point in a letter to the Minister—schools choose to pay people in…”

“Businesses in Thornbury and Yate are crying out for change on business rates, from the Play Shed, which has seen its relief cut from 75% to 40%, to the company told it would have to wait at least a year to get a revaluation after it subdivided some units. Will the Leader of the House ensure that the Government bring to…”

“Julian, is it not premature for the national policy statements to endorse the principles at this stage, when they have not yet been put to public consultation?”

“Lawrence, the draft update says that the principles will not apply to projects that have already been through the strategic front-end design phase. Would a better transitional approach not be to apply them to all projects as much as is possible?”

“The policy says that if measures to mitigate the environmental impacts cause a material reduction, they are not likely to be appropriate.”

“Jackie, do you support the new policy whereby measures to mitigate the environmental impacts that cause a “material reduction” in the electricity generation capacity of renewables are unlikely to be appropriate?”

“I am conscious of the time so will move on. Isobel, the presumption of consent for critical national priority infrastructure has been criticised for removing the incentive to avoid ecologically sensitive sites. Is that a necessary consequence of the policy achieving its objective, or could any improvements be made?”

“Jackie, do you want to come in on that point?”

“Sam, the Government believe that the updates will discourage repeated consultation and drive environmental statements to be “proportionate and focused”. Will that prevent delays to critical national priority projects?”