Speeches by Baxter.

“Could my hon. Friend confirm the actions that the Government have taken to ensure that direct ministerial appointments, including political appointments, must pass the appropriate security vetting processes prior to being announced or confirmed?”

“7. What steps she is taking to reform the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.”

“The Government’s strategy to tackle violence against women and girls sets out measures to tackle grooming gangs and support victims of sexual abuse. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to work with colleagues to improve access to justice for victims of rape and serious sexual assault and to implement that strateg…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for shining a light on the horrendous suffering of women and girls in Sudan. Does she agree that rape should never be used as a weapon of war? To use rape against children is a heinous crime. Children have special protected status under international law. Will she pu…”

“The BBC “Panorama” programme that aired on 12 January reported that some vets employed by the big six veterinary conglomerates felt pressured into upselling treatments and services that may not be clinically necessary for pets. My constituents were shocked and appalled by those revelations. My right hon. Friend will kn…”

“I thank the hon. Member for giving way, because I would not want any Member of this House to inadvertently besmirch any other Member through misleading information. I served on Labour’s national executive committee for 10 years before entering this place, and Peter Mandelson had no role whatsoever in the selection of L…”

“He is in Westminster Hall.”

“Up and down the country, this Government are restoring pride in place by investing in our high streets—the beating heart of our communities—yet in Paisley and Renfrewshire South, the SNP-led Renfrewshire council has done the opposite. It has sat on its hands while the owners of the Paisley Centre, who received planning…”

“Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4 February.”

“Thank you very much for joining us this morning. The first of the three recommendations in the report is to do with the development of the Healthy Working Lifecycle. The report envisages this becoming a formal accreditation and standard, with the aim of preventing problems from arising in the first place. What differen…”

“indicated dissent.”

“The report also talks about improved workplace health provision, which would also be a certified standard paid for by employers. Do you support that recommendation, including the proposal to require employers to pay for it? How much of a difference do you think that would make?”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement. Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes were utterly abhorrent, and our thoughts should always be with the women and girls whose lives were destroyed by him and his network. The revelations over the weekend were utterly disgusting. Does the Chief Secretary agree that the Cabinet Secreta…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for his very kind words. I am pleased that he has touched upon the issue of the stolen children, because there are still many thousands of Ukrainian children who have been abducted from their homes, and of course 1.6 million Ukrainian children are subject to militarisation and …”

“Very quickly, the DWP is committed to having an action plan to ensure maladministration of communication of state pension reforms is not repeated. Is there anything that specifically needs to be included in that action plan?”

“Sorry, 7% of how many people polled?”

“Can I take us back to another point you made earlier, about advice and information for people approaching their pension age? Following the maladministration in communicating pension age increases to 1950s women, how effectively do you think the Department has improved its communication with older people?”

“Yes. That is why I was asking the original question about what can realistically be done.”

“Yes, because obviously there are a lot of jobs where that move may be more difficult to achieve than others, so getting everybody that flexibility might be difficult. How do you see that working?”

“Phil, I was struck by what you were saying about the Cridland report. Just looking at what he was saying about the flexibility to work part-time in the run-up to retirement, how do you see that working? Do you want to say a bit more about how that might help that particular age group?”