Speeches by Egan.

“Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 January.”

“This April the state pension will increase by £470 a year, and over the course of this Parliament it will increase by up to £1,900, benefiting millions of pensioners. Does the Prime Minister agree that means-testing the state pension would do severe harm, and will he confirm that this Government will always protect the…”

“I, too, thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement, particularly his words about how we break out of the cycles of violence, which many of us worry will be replicated in future, and move towards a peaceful future. This is a bitter-sweet deal, in many ways, because the reality is that overnight we have seen Hamas put…”

“The BBC has a responsibility to share content that licence fee payers can trust, yet the Asserson report found widespread evidence of bias in the BBC’s reporting of the Israel-Hamas war, which, from what I can see, continues. What representations have been made to the BBC and Ofcom to ensure that impartiality is upheld…”

“The BBC has a responsibility to share content that licence fee payers can trust, yet the Asserson report found widespread evidence of bias in the BBC’s reporting of the Israel-Hamas war, which, from what I can see, continues. What representations have been made to the BBC and Ofcom to ensure that impartiality is upheld…”

“Turkey has increasingly been threatening interventions beyond Syria. It has given shelter to Hamas and has announced a new programme to develop long-range weapons. As a fellow NATO ally, how will the Government work with Ankara to secure peace and stability in the middle east?”

“I am going to ask some questions that are focused on the work of the JCP psychologists with the work coaches. You have talked a bit about that already. What role do they have in ensuring the wellbeing side of the work coaches so they get involved in the occupational side?”

“The previous chief psychologist said that he was involved with helping DWP to develop improved guidance for frontline staff. How involved are you with the development of safeguarding policy for frontline staff? Can you point to any specific examples?”

“Are we able to see the metrics that you use to successfully get people into the programme?”

“That is really nice. Does that mean that we do not have a way, or can a way be developed, where we can quantify how successful that programme, the investment in those 85 work psychologists is? A slight follow-up to that, given you are talking about the supply issues of the number of graduates coming through. In the fut…”

“The work psychologists mainly focus on the customers, which makes sense. John asked about the success that they have in identifying people. How is the the success of getting people into work monitored and would you describe their work as being successful?”

“Do we know why?”

“It is very helpful.”

“We have received evidence that for most pensioners, the state pension is their main pension. We have also had evidence in a previous session about the impact of auto-enrolment and how that will change over time. You have talked to these points, so I am trying to think what the main financial risks are as we look ahead,…”

“That makes a lot of sense. Are there any other risks that the panel can see?”

“I really appreciate the emphasis on those few years before pension age. It is a reminder for us to think of that when we have the pensioner poverty review, and to add in whether you have been doing physical or manual work, because the body changes, so it is more difficult. I want to ask about housing benefit, and we to…”

“Members from across the House, including the Secretary of State, have talked about the religious and ethnic complexities of Syria. What does the Secretary of State make of those who are calling for a federal-type system in Syria? Should the Government be giving capacity and voice to those views and approaches?”

“11. What steps she plans to take to reform the leasehold system.”

“I recently met people living on the redeveloped Blackberry Hill hospital site in Fishponds, and they told me about the excessive and unfair leasehold charges that they face from their property management company, FirstPort. What assurances can the Minister provide that this Government will, once and for all, free peopl…”

“T6. On the doorstep in Bristol North East, people regularly talk to me about the difficulties they have getting a GP appointment. Will the Minister assure primary care services in my constituency, such as Kingswood health centre, that the Budget will help them and marks the first steps in transforming our NHS?”