Speeches by Perteghella.

“16. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of work capability assessment clearance times of over two years on claimants.”

“If the Government are serious about stopping dangerous small boats crossings and smashing the gangs, there must be safe routes for those fleeing war and persecution. I remind the House that bombs are falling right now in the Gulf and in the middle east. What progress has the Home Secretary made in establishing safe and…”

“Research from Scope found that, in 2025, only 7% of work capability assessments carried out were reassessments for existing claimants, compared with 19% the previous year. One of my constituents has experienced a significant deterioration in their health and urgently requires reassessment to determine whether they shou…”

“The Chair has already mentioned Natural England evidence. There is disputed evidence between landowners and Natural England in relation to rewetting peatland so that the sphagnum can be restored versus the managed burning to combat wildfires, if we accept that that, as you say, is something that works against wildfires…”

“Thank you, but do you accept that, to restore and promote sphagnum growth, we need to restore water levels?”

“Following on from my colleagues, are there or should there be differences in the management of heathland or moorland, and specifically in relation to peatland? I am interested in whether different complex landscapes call for different management policies.”

“Moorland or heathland, yes.”

“We don’t know if there are outcomes from the Children’s Laureate programme in reading groups or because of strategies that teachers have adopted, for example, within their school or a new library set up in a school? Do we not know that?”

“A large part of my constituency’s economy depends on hospitality, tourism and our independent high streets. Those who run pubs, cafés, arts venues, restaurants and hotels are telling me that they are being squeezed from every direction, by higher employer national insurance, rising energy bills, and uncertainty over bu…”

“Thank you for clarifying. My last question is to the whole panel. What are your main recommendations to the Government as to what actions they could take to reverse the decline of reading for pleasure?”

“Has there been any independent evaluation of the impact of this role of the Children’s Laureate?”

“I want to talk a little bit more about the role of the Children’s Laureate, which Annie mentioned. What has been the impact of the post of the Children’s Laureate in encouraging different groups of children to read for pleasure?”

“We don’t know if there are outcomes from the Children’s Laureate programme in reading groups or because of strategies that teachers have adopted, for example, within their school or a new library set up in a school? Do we not know that?”

“I want to talk a little bit more about the role of the Children’s Laureate, which Annie mentioned. What has been the impact of the post of the Children’s Laureate in encouraging different groups of children to read for pleasure?”

“Has there been any independent evaluation of the impact of this role of the Children’s Laureate?”

“Thank you for clarifying. My last question is to the whole panel. What are your main recommendations to the Government as to what actions they could take to reverse the decline of reading for pleasure?”

“I welcome the Bill, but it needs to be improved to effectively strengthen and defend our democracy. First, it is essential that we replace our outdated first-past-the-post electoral system with one that is fair and proportional. Independent analysis found that the 2024 general election was the most disproportional in m…”

“(Urgent Question:) To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the impact of the UK’s electronic travel authorisation rules on British citizens who are also dual nationals.”

“I begin by declaring my interests as a British dual national and chair of the all-party parliamentary group on citizens’ rights. From today, British citizens are at risk of being prevented from returning to their own country because of the Government’s mishandling of the electronic travel authorisation scheme. British …”

“Many of my constituents live on new build estates where the roads and open spaces have never been adopted. Years after moving in, they are still paying private management charges on top of their council tax for basic infrastructure that homeowners should expect the council to maintain. Does the Secretary of State recog…”