Speeches by Rand.

“It is good to hear about that strong sense of co-ordination and working together. I suppose seeing people involved brought swiftly to justice was also something that, to an earlier point, hopefully will help rebuild trust in policing.”

“Chief Constable Harrington, we saw in response to the summer disorder—I think it is fair to say, quite correctly—a desire from the Government, in the words of the Home Secretary, for a strong and determined response, and indeed for a swift response. We had the meeting on 1 August in Downing Street with police chiefs in…”

“All right. That is useful.”

“Okay, and we can infer from the length of that meeting that there was a robust exchange of views from both sides?”

“The specific focus on that—”

“To clarify, you said a couple of times that it was a 90-minute meeting, obviously at a critical and stressful juncture. That was a 90-minute meeting just on that one point?”

“Thank you for that eloquent explanation of some of the complexities, Assistant Commissioner. Do you think the police make that explanation as much as perhaps it could be made and state that as much as it could be stated, including to local communities?”

“Minister, I wanted to pick up on a couple of the points from your dialogue with Paul. We heard a lot from the previous panel about the importance of a tailored local response in many instances. Obviously we have talked about IT, information, aviation and a drive for more national collaboration and perhaps national stan…”

“Thank you. That is very useful.”

“Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe progressive muscle-wasting disease that affects around 2,500 people in the UK, including Felix from my constituency. Felix’s mum, Lisa, has told me about Givinostat, a promising new treatment that could be transformative. However, not all NHS trusts are signed up to the early acc…”

“I echo the congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Lichfield (Dave Robertson) on introducing this important debate, and to all the campaigners who work tirelessly on this issue. I thank everyone who signed the petition, especially the 124 people in my constituency of Altrincham and Sale West: we contributed mo…”

“In a week where much has been said about protecting children, it is great to see the Government acting on the safety and wellbeing of children. For children to be safe, they need to be visible. A situation where children can fall off the radar of the authorities tasked with protecting them is clearly unacceptable, but …”

“Recently, a civil court judge found that Paula Leeson was unlawfully killed by her husband on a holiday abroad. That was a different verdict to that reached in a criminal trial in 2021, with significant new evidence having emerged. Paula’s brother, my constituent, is now pushing for a retrial. Paula died in horrific ci…”

“Last year, there were 3,366 hours of sewage dumping into the rivers and streams of Altrincham and Sale West, leaving Sinderland brook, the Bollin and other waterways in a terrible condition. Will the Secretary of State outline further how the Government’s Water (Special Measures) Bill will ensure the end of sewage dump…”

“7. What progress he has made on reducing pollution in waterways.”

“It is wonderful to hear from my right hon. Friend that Greater Manchester will be one of the trailblazer areas for these vital reforms. When I speak to businesses in Altrincham and Sale West, they tell me that the greatest challenge they face is recruiting people to fill vacancies. Can the Secretary of State outline a …”

“I know that the Government understand that using hotels to house asylum seekers is bad for communities, for the taxpayer, and ultimately for those seeking asylum themselves. Conservative Members broke our asylum system and now wash their hands of the consequences. Will the Minister outline the progress that the Governm…”

“Over recent years, we have seen deeply troubling reports about desperate families being forced to steal baby formula to feed their children. Following the Competition and Markets Authority’s report on the high prices of baby formula and a lack of competition in the UK market, can we have a debate in Government time on …”

“People in my constituency of Altrincham and Sale West voted for change at the last election, and last week the Chancellor delivered a Budget to start changing their lives for the better. As Members from all parts of the House have reflected, the first Labour Budget in 14 years comes at a time of challenging economic ci…”

“Q The whole country saw how Greater Manchester came together after the arena bombings, and we have heard about the importance of not letting the memory of the event affect how we live our day-to-day lives. I wonder whether you can talk about the buy-in from local people and local communities. How important is it to the…”