Speeches by Milne.

“4. When the Minister of State for Courts and Legal Services plans to meet the hon. Member for Horsham’s constituent Andrew Turner to discuss locked child trust funds.”

“My constituent has been through no fewer than eight Justice Secretaries, looking for a solution to the problem of locked child trust funds; he has had to start over again each time from scratch. Will the Minister give me and Mr Turner a clear understanding of what exactly the legal impediment is to a solution, and of w…”

“For many years, rural bus services have been dying a slow death by a thousand cuts. In my constituency of Horsham, we have lost about a third of our services since 2010, and funding has fallen by as much as 43% in some areas. This is how it works: we cut the timetable, which means fewer people use the service, so we cu…”

“Over the last six months, I have visited most of the schools in my constituency, and the message I am getting loud and clear is that they are on the brink, especially over special educational needs and disabilities provision. That threatens to throw into sharp reverse any progress on educational standards. I ask the Go…”

“Since being elected to represent Horsham, I have been approached by many residents facing impossible prices for urgent dental treatment. Annie is 67 and caring for a husband with terminal bowel cancer. You would think that she has enough things to worry about, but given the state of dental services in the Horsham area,…”

“You will have heard in the previous panel we were talking about winter fuel payment reduction and access. What assessment has the energy industry made of this and, for example, do you know how many pensioners in fuel poverty are now missing out?”

“As you say, a cliff edge. In Scotland, the Government have taken a different course. They have a £100 payment, which partially mitigates. Can you see any contrast or difference between the impact in Scotland and the rest of the UK?”

“The Department chose not to make a full impact assessment prior to this decision. Do you think there is a case for evaluating the impact now for future policy? If so, what would you expect it to look at? For example, should it include wider impacts, such as on health and social care services, and how could it practical…”

“Focusing particularly on the winter fuel payment, which is back in the news—if it ever fully left it—what do you feel the impact has been of the decision to drastically reduce access? Simon, do you want to start?”

“One final point, what steps do you think are needed and by who to address the pension credit slippage, which we have talked about a lot as well, which is a big issue where just a few pounds over the threshold and you miss out not just on winter fuel payment but all the other passported benefits.”

“You slightly anticipated my next question. In terms of being able to access DWP data, has that been easy, can it be improved?”

“What steps so far have industry providers taken to identify and target support of people?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. Like others, I congratulate the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter) on securing the debate. We say that at the start of every debate, but this is different—it really matters. She has done a fantastic job since our visit to Ukraine…”

“2. If he will make it his policy to negotiate a defence and security agreement with the EU.”

“The ill-advised decision to leave the EU in 2016 saw us leave the European Defence Agency at the same time. With defence expenditure rising at record rates across Europe in response to the invasion of Ukraine, the EDA has a vital role to play in our national security. What plans do the Government have to secure a more …”

“Airports across the country are participating in the airspace modernisation review. However, there is a clear conflict of interest between environmental imperatives and profit motives. Will the Secretary of State undertake to introduce an independent member on each airspace review panel?”

“This has turned into a bit of a topical question, but do you think that pension funds can invest effectively in the UK market? In particular, do you think yesterday’s Mansion House accord will have a positive or negative effect on that?”

“Yvonne, you partially answered my next question: do you think it is doable by the 2030 deadline or target? Would everyone agree that that is feasible? Rachel, you were talking about the need for a pipeline.”

“It has always been a very high principle that under their fiduciary duty, pension funds must act in the best interest of savers. On the face of it, mandation is a potential conflict or contradiction. How would you react to that challenge?”

“It sounds as though threats of mandation were not necessary, and we ended up in a happy place. If the Government were to subsequently include powers to mandate in the Bill, how would you feel?”