Speeches by Frith.

“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…”

“Beautiful.”

“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?”

“Wow.”

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

“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?”

“Alice, you gave a very powerful take on how we live among heritage, and that is not just to visit. I agree with that wholeheartedly. How do you think the sector develops a better environmental narrative—you talked about narratives in a couple of instances—to help engagement and investment?”

“Alice, once a heritage asset has been severely damaged, what value can it still provide?”

“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”?”

“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.”

“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…”

“I echo the comments of my hon. Friends about how open and engaging both the Minister and the Secretary of State have been on this issue. As for the consideration of working groups, can the Minister confirm that the Government’s policy is to ensure that both sides are in the room at the same time, with the Minister and …”

“My right hon. Friend’s tone is most welcome, but it is also consistent with how he has been both in private and public on this matter, and I thank him for that, while sharing much of his taste in music. Does he agree that transparency should be a prerequisite for all AI development, not a matter for copyright to handle…”

“Openreach has changed its mind several times about the affected community of Affetside in my constituency. What advice would you give that resolute, resilient community as it tries to convince Openreach to honour not just its historical commitment, but the one that it made, through me, only in December, and has since r…”

“The Minister is giving a typically humane account of what we are debating and of what I have been able to see today. It shows real strength of feeling to see the House so united on such an appalling issue. I have one question for the Minister. Can he confirm whether, as we saw yesterday with the change in the musculari…”

“The hon. Gentleman has been generous with his time today and in the process to date, and I thank him for that. I understand the Government have long maintained that this Bill is not the right place for these amendments. Given the Government’s anticipated removal of the Lords amendments and the use of financial privileg…”