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“That is really interesting because again, some witnesses that we have had here have expressed concerns that there is not enough new stuff in the strategy, but it sounds as though some of those ideas are quite new. What can you say to convince the people we have heard from that women’s health, including girls’ and young…”

“The Committee would probably agree wholeheartedly that it is very important that women’s voices are at the heart of this work and certainly we have tried to do that as a Committee. What about the lack of targets that was criticised in the 2022 strategy? Can you give any examples of how you are going to make things that…”

“I got a few messages from some friends on the day that we made the menopause announcements as well.”

“A final one from me because colleagues are going to come in with more specific questions about menstrual and gynaecological health. As a health team and the Minister for Women’s Health, what are your immediate priorities?”

“So more transparency on success rates and possibly, again, more transparency on the costs.”

“Yes, it is really interesting—new project coming up! What is known about the success rate of egg freezing in terms of live birth outcomes? Is enough data collected on that, and if not, why not?”

“That is really helpful. Petra, do you want to add anything?”

“Does anyone want to add to that?”

“No, I don’t think there is.”

“How much does it cost? I have no idea.”

“That is really interesting. Is there a role for workplace cultures or benefits around this? If there is any employer-funded freezing programme or anything like that, does that have an impact?”

“Tell me about it.”

“Timothy, did you want to add anything? This is your area, as well.”

“Thank you, everybody, for coming this afternoon. It has been really interesting. This is a subject that I, like David, don’t know a huge amount about, so it has been really helpful. Just as a heads-up: a bell may ring shortly and, like Pavlov’s dogs, us MPs will have to go and vote—it is not personal. If that happens, …”

“Did you make it multi-sport?”

“I am extremely excited about this session, Chair, so thank you very much. Having spent a lot of my career in sport and community cohesion, I think it is brilliant that we have the opportunity to discuss these issues and hear from such fantastic witnesses. It was a pleasure working with Ruth in my previous life at the J…”

“That is brilliant and really helpful—thank you. Ruth, I will come to you now and ask about the programmes that your organisation has funded and the outcomes around community cohesion.”

“Which you would assume would have a very positive impact on cohesion, because you would be bringing in children from different backgrounds, who are attracted to different sports, to the same space.”

“Lovely—thank you, Ruth. I now come to you, Ali, and your work through the Youth Sport Trust with reference to young people. You might have other comments, but I think one of the mistakes that I have seen over the years when looking at sport through the political lens is that it was always either performance or particip…”

“Very quickly, Ali, it is helpful to raise the issue of Sport England potentially not being considered as a statutory consultee on the planning and infrastructure work. That is important, so thank you for bringing that up. It is good that the Football Foundation has broadened the scope of its funding so that money can b…”