Speeches by Frith.

“Ben, let me just remind you of the question. After a heritage asset has been severely damaged, what value can it still provide?”

“To Vanessa’s point about saying no or that this will not work at the outset, are too many people bidding for things that should just not be considered?”

“Good morning and thanks for coming. That is a lovely quote: “When love and skill come together, expect a masterpiece”. Forgive my ignorance, who is that, or is that you?”

“Because of the sustainability point.”

“Other than the King’s Award, which is hard to get.”

“As they set out to do a new application, are some people, just by lack of experience, making unforced errors that they might have otherwise been able to step over had they had mentor support or capacity elsewhere?”

“You mentioned the Treasury Green Book. Do you hope that the reforms announced at last week’s spending review might improve the chances outside London and the south-east for such projects that you are involved in?”

“Sorry, to cut in on that point. As I understand it, the lottery fund has some examples of funding exploratory projects to see whether they would or could qualify, like a pre-application.”

“More balance—how do you mean?”

“Do you expect special dispensation now on the outputs that other buildings have to abide by? Would you expect a different grading or some different qualification? We do not tolerate that with our vehicle output, do we, so why should we on buildings?”

“Because of the sustainability point.”

“Camilla, I am thinking about the churches that you are involved with. I have visited churches that are asking for support and repairs for roofs to give them capacity or sustainability. Do you think some of the churches in line and bidding for funding should really not be considered?”

“In politics, it is quite welcome to hear somebody being so certain of the need to say no at times. I have found myself in meetings with churches thinking that in the event there was a quarter of a million pounds available to this area of the town, it would be roads not roofs that the constituents would want improving—s…”

“You will know that young people care a lot about the environment, don’t they? Is there a risk that that becomes an obstacle for younger people to enjoy the heritage, because they care more about the environment and they do not see a consistency with the sector and their care for environment?”

“Good morning and thanks for coming. That is a lovely quote: “When love and skill come together, expect a masterpiece”. Forgive my ignorance, who is that, or is that you?”

“Hilary, I will ask you the same question, but just on a specific National Trust issue. Why did the National Trust decide that restoring Clandon Park would be “extremely challenging”?”

“My hon. Friend is a champion for our tradespeople and I commend her work. A constituent of mine had his tools nicked three times. There is the cost of repairing any damage, the cost of replacing the tools, the loss in earnings while he waits and the cost of the insurance premium, as well as the reputational damage. Doe…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention, which as ever is rooted in the first-hand experience and professional success that brought her to this place. She should be listened to, and her warnings about the implications of not taking transparency seriously should be heeded. Secondly, I will return to a subject that I…”

“I hope that the shadow Minister sought permission to misappropriate Julia Donaldson’s wonderful work. It is hardly an example that any of us should follow. We are back here again. I put on record my thanks to Government Front Benchers for their engagement on this issue. It was particularly welcome to see the Secretary …”

“It was a pleasure to hear my right hon. Friend refer to Bury North in his statement, and I welcome the investment for trams and buses in Bury North; it comes hot on the heels of the announcement only this week of vital school and hospital funding. New buses and new tram stops are about connecting people and places to o…”