Speeches by Rhodes.

“13. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle cyber-threats.”

“We would be more reliant on a global market than we are currently.”

“At the moment, there are people who have switched to being peat-free. They are using these alternatives. You are talking about potentially other ones. What is the supply of that? If we were to move, either voluntarily or through legislation, to everybody switching to peat-free, is there enough supply of these alternati…”

“In terms of moving to alternatives to peat, what are the alternatives that the research tells us could be used?”

“Just to follow on from that, Mr Denny, in terms of the horticultural industry, how reliant is it on peat? How prepared is it for a potential ban on the use of peat or products with peat in them?”

“Thank you, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) on securing this debate. Much of his speech focused on England and on rural areas. As the Member for Glasgow North, I hope to open up the debate slightly, in terms of crossing the border into Scotland, the rest…”

“Labour promised to renew the nation’s contract with those who served our country. Therefore, can the Minister set out what support the new veterans strategy will provide for the around 10,000 veterans in Glasgow?”

“I recently hosted a drop-in advice surgery with my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for people living with dementia and their carers. I was struck by the vital role played by local dementia support groups, such as Dementia Heroes in the west end of Glasgow. Will the Leader of the House make t…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome) for her introduction to the debate. According to data compiled by the House of Commons Library, over 10% of the population of my Glasgow North constituency identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual—one of the highest proportions in the country—and over 1…”

“Just so that I am clear on that, where you see divergence it is largely likely to be around the timing and the process of that implementation rather than a divergence from the end point to where you want to get to.”

“In terms of the development and the work here in the UK and how it might diverge and how you might advise us to do things differently, I think in your last answer there you were beginning to talk about that possibility. On what basis would you advise the Government that the UK should diverge from the European approach?”

“It does. The situation, if I understand what you are saying, is that you have that information once it is in the public domain, but you are not part of that earlier process of seeking the evidence. We do not have that ability.”

“In terms of greater clarity, you are saying that at the moment the European Chemicals Agency puts information into the public domain, which is useful, and you look at that. How do you see yourselves actually using that information going forward? Are you saying it will develop from just looking at it to actually using i…”

“I have one final question. You see that as being a different approach as opposed to a different end point that you want to get to. One is saying, “We should ban everything and some things will have to have exemptions because they are going to take longer.” The other is we start by looking at them all individually and w…”

“It a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. We have a health and social care system built on the commitment and skills of workers who are too often underpaid, overstretched and undervalued, yet they contribute not only to the wellbeing of our society, but to the strength of our economy. In December, I met w…”

“What impact has the OEP’s monitoring and reporting processes had on the Government’s progress against their environmental targets?”

“In essence, then, where you find it easier is at that final point about investigation, but other than that it is about whether it is more a dynamic policy area—whether it is things changing and, therefore, you can get more easily involved than where things are more entrenched?”

“Finally, Dame Glenys, as you prepare to leave the OEP, what would your reflections be on what you think your biggest successes have been in the time you have been there and where do you feel there is still more work to do?”

“You mentioned recommendations. If you go back to the 2023-24 report and think about those recommendations, are there areas where you would say the recommendations have been taken up and there have been improvements from that? Are there areas where you think recommendations are just being ignored or where they have been…”

“Last year, you said that you thought your report could influence the Government in some areas and not others. First of all, do you think that is still the case? Have you any thoughts about which areas you are more able to influence? Is it particular types of policy where you might want types of recommendations, or is i…”