Speeches by Kirkham.

“The Crown Estate has started to consult, and is publishing plans before it takes decisions about where to put floating offshore wind stations, for example. Can the Minister assure us that that will be the case in the future, and that when the Crown Estate is planning to build out in the ocean, there will be consultatio…”

“The Crown Estate, until now, has made decisions on the leasing of the seabed based mainly on price and cost and nothing else. This Bill will change that by asking commissioners to “keep under review the impact of their activities on…sustainable development”. Amendment 1 simply clarifies “sustainable development” and sl…”

“As my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay partially explained, there is an issue relating to, for example, the Celtic sea, where the Crown Estate has great interest in floating offshore wind. That lies between Wales, Cornwall and the south-west, so where would the line be drawn? It would open up a huge nu…”

“I will ask this now, but it is probably a question more for later. You talk about the BCP not being at Dover. That was a DEFRA decision, obviously. Do you have any idea what the rationale was for moving it 22 miles inland and if, at some point, that could be changed or reversed? How difficult would that be?”

“I am not an expert. What I am getting is that you are there all the time. You have a lot of other things to do. This is not the top of your list. The port health authority are the specialists, but they are not really there very much, and so all you can do, when they are not there, is detain. It is not your specialism. …”

“You talked earlier about DEFRA sharing intelligence with you, so if it is not that, what sort of intelligence is it that they are sharing?”

“To move on, we are getting a picture that there is a lot of intentionally illegal meat coming in, in what appears to be ever‑increasing quantities through Dover, and that is incredibly concerning. My part of the questioning is to look at unintentional non‑compliance. It seems to me, from what you are sayi…”

“In your opinion, it sounds like, from either the personal or commercial route, the unintentional non-compliance is very small; mainly it is intentional. Would you agree, Helen?”

“4. What steps her Department is taking to support female offenders.”

“Gaie Delap, the mother of a constituent of mine, was recalled to prison just before Christmas, despite complying with her curfew conditions, because the Government’s electronic monitoring services contractor could not fulfil its contract and find a tag to fit a frail 78-year-old woman. Can the Minister and the Secretar…”

“From murals on beachside walks to a thriving Cornish film industry, and from a town-council-owned art gallery, theatre and library, to live music, including the biggest international shanty festival in the world, during which the population of Falmouth triples, we are blessed with the creative arts in Truro and Falmout…”

“I am so pleased to hear about the national procurement policy statement next month. As well as encouraging buying British, there are huge opportunities to use procurement to encourage growth and local supply chains, such as in floating offshore wind in Cornwall, as well as in other industries. Will the Minister confirm…”

“15. What steps he is taking to reform public procurement.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan) for securing a debate on this issue. We both attended Unison’s lobby of Parliament last year, and met migrant health and social care workers on tier 2 visas. Some of the employment practices they had been subjected to were appalling. I completely understa…”

“Those recommendations seem really quite clear. Do you agree, David, that they are necessary?”

“You mentioned that people do not know what help they can get. What can the Government and water companies do to increase awareness? There are other things that can be done, and people just do not know about them. What can we do about that?”

“You mentioned that people do not know what help they can get. What can the Government and water companies do to increase awareness? There are other things that can be done, and people just do not know about them. What can we do about that?”

“I want to focus a bit on the impact of the price review and how consumers are feeling it. There has been a lot of press about it, and this 36% rise has been trailed. How have you found that consumers have responded to it, and particularly those who may be on lower incomes? Is there worry and concern? How are people thi…”

“Do you all agree that the social tariff system is confusing and needs changing? How would you suggest that that should be done?”

“Those recommendations seem really quite clear. Do you agree, David, that they are necessary?”