Speeches by Platt.

“Like others, to mark Parliament Week I had the pleasure of visiting Leigh Church of England primary school and hearing directly from students about their campaign to support teaching assistants. It was inspiring to see young people championing those who support them, showing real democratic engagement and care for thei…”

“The autumn Budget shapes the choices we make and the kind of society we want to build together. After 14 years of mismanagement, this Budget is about turning the page. It is about moving from uncertainty to opportunity, and about giving people the confidence that the Government are on their side. That is why I welcome …”

“I agree, and I recognise every single one of those issues. As chair of the APPG, I hear about the harrowing cases of what people are struggling with on the pathway to healthcare. It is simply not good enough.”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Mundell. I declare my interest as chair of both the all-party parliamentary group on myalgic encephalomyelitis and the all-party parliamentary group on long covid. I thank the hon. Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt) for bringing this important debate to the …”

“I completely agree. As my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) mentioned, there is confusion about what chronic fatigue is and what ME is; there needs to be differentiation and clarification on those conditions. We all understand chronic fatigue, but ME is different. It is not just tiredness; they are co…”

“I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. As near neighbours, we share the same concerns. I do think that the Greater Manchester combined authority is leading on some really good work, pulling in all the agencies in order to work on the responsibilities of some of those partners, and we need to be part of that too. W…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Warrington South (Sarah Hall) for securing the debate, which is so important, especially with the winter months approaching. As we have just heard, in January the north-west faced floods of such ferocity that they took eve…”

“Greg, what do you read into the announcement about Disney ending the partnership with Doctor Who?”

“I think that leads on to the positive impacts that children do see in those sorts of dramas. I am thinking of British drama like “Doctor Who” and the importance of that. What are the positive impacts of something like that? I mean, it is sci-fi. It is not that you would see yourself in “Doctor Who”, or maybe you could …”

“You said that international co-production is inevitable now; that is the model. Is there a trend? Can you see it changing? Is it something that we could manipulate to get back?”

“Thank you both for coming this afternoon. I think that anyone over a certain age could not be less than moved by your introductions—I am not going to give away my age though. My question is to Frank. We have received a lot of submissions that noted the decline in live-action drama, and you said earlier that it is dead,…”

“It could be generational. It is something that is passed down from parents that you pass down to your children.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I begin by paying tribute to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell) for his work in this House and outside it to combat fraud and corruption. His steadfast resolve is to be commended. I have probably wasted half my t…”

“I have a question to Geoff. How do you engage local communities in the stewardship of the sites you manage? You mentioned volunteers before. Having run a facility, run by volunteers as well, they do not always have the time. Damian mentioned as well that volunteers are dropping off, especially since covid. What would y…”

“Can I quickly ask about the procurement policies where a heritage facility has public funding and yet they are allowed to use only a small pool of contractors, usually national contractors, not local? Again, what you are saying is absolutely great and we could all pull together on that, but the reality is you can use t…”

“What would the challenges be or what do you foresee these challenges are?”

“What would the challenges be or what do you foresee these challenges are?”

“Is the community right to buy part of that solution as well?”

“Eilish, you mentioned sustainability being part of how you can better support community initiatives. Matthew, how do you think projects will be able to be supported, especially in deprived areas?”

“Again, declaring an interest, we were a recipient of community ownership fund support, which did give us a real kickstart into developing the mill project that you mentioned before. With the closure of COF, how are you ensuring that community ownership is encouraged in heritage projects?”