Speeches by Paffey.

“You mentioned a number of things there where recommendations were not acted upon in the way that you would have liked. If you were writing the report today, would you make recommendations that boost some of those things that you have said have gone too slowly, or would you be making different recommendations completely…”

“Like my colleague, I refer to my previous interest as a lecturer at a university and a member of UCU. I was a lecturer in the humanities, in fact, so very pleased to hear Professor Press’s comments on that. Sir Philip, six years on from the review that you did, what have been the main impacts and the uptake of the reco…”

“You mentioned a number of things there where recommendations were not acted upon in the way that you would have liked. If you were writing the report today, would you make recommendations that boost some of those things that you have said have gone too slowly, or would you be making different recommendations completely…”

“Good morning. The Secretary of State has set out five priorities for the sector to focus on around access and outcomes for students, economic growth, civic role, teaching standards and the reform packages that you have been talking about in institutions. What conversations have you had with the Secretary of State or th…”

“Just quickly on that, from the Russell Group’s perspective, do you perceive any of the reforms that are being asked for as change for the sake of change and being disruptive? I think that you have signalled broad agreement with them to begin with, but are there any specific concerns you have?”

“Like my colleague, I refer to my previous interest as a lecturer at a university and a member of UCU. I was a lecturer in the humanities, in fact, so very pleased to hear Professor Press’s comments on that. Sir Philip, six years on from the review that you did, what have been the main impacts and the uptake of the reco…”

“This is probably mostly for you, Alex, but other panellists can feel free to chip in. You have spoken a little bit about how students have been affected by this crisis. Much as Jo has just commented on staff, do you want to say a bit more about what you are hearing about the impacts on students? In particular, could yo…”

“This is probably mostly for you, Alex, but other panellists can feel free to chip in. You have spoken a little bit about how students have been affected by this crisis. Much as Jo has just commented on staff, do you want to say a bit more about what you are hearing about the impacts on students? In particular, could yo…”

“20. What steps her Department plans to take to limit excessive service charges imposed on leasehold properties.”

“Many leaseholders in Southampton Itchen who are still waiting for fire remediation work to be done are now being clobbered by extortionate service charges. In one case, a constituent went from paying £800 a year to £3,300 a year, with next to no clarity that that money is being spent well. Despite my recent meetings wi…”

“T2. I was delighted recently to see civic and business leaders in Southampton join the Labour council in launching their Renaissance Vision, setting out an ambitious agenda for regeneration and house building in the city. What steps will the Government take in the upcoming spending review to support and enable house bu…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. I join him and most fellow Members—sadly, not all of them—in fully supporting my two hon. Friends over the shocking treatment that they have faced. Does the Minister agree that such an utterly disproportionate and counterproductive decision by the Israeli authorities, at a time w…”

“3. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.”

“I thank the Minister for her answer. A constituent of mine in Southampton Itchen suffered horrendous domestic and sexual abuse while she was a serving police officer, but inexplicably the rules did not allow her to take her complaint to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and made her a victim of the very system…”

“Just on that, you say that all new places that need inspections have been known about since September 2023?”

“That is how you will report. How are you going to monitor it? I accept that it will be phased, but what resource will go into that? What will you be asking from partners to help you come to the conclusion that these measures are working successfully or not?”

“On both outcomes and the cost of achieving those outcomes, you have mentioned the measures that are taking place to reform the social care market. You mentioned bringing down profiteering and so on, and other measures. How are you going to be monitoring and reviewing that and making sure that the impact we need to see …”

“June, okay.”

“We will have detail on the result of those discussions when, roughly?”

“That is true. I have been responsible for doing that in local government and you are absolutely right that you cannot stop reacting while you are embedding the foundations of preventative work. Is it your view that the Treasury is hearing that? That double running period will have to go and therefore we need to ensure …”