Speeches by Rhodes.

“I agree that there is a need for face-to-face services. Many people rely on that face-to-face support, so access to banking services through banking hubs is important. I welcome the Government’s roll-out of the hubs, and I look forward to what the Minister has to say about how the scheme will be developed. Beyond the i…”

“I agree. Financial exclusion has a cumulative effect: if someone is excluded from one financial service because they do not have access to a bank account, they may well find themselves excluded from others. As my hon. Friend says, they may be unable to pay for utilities or other services by direct debit, which would al…”

“I welcome the Bill for what it seeks to put into law, but also for what it signals about the approach of the Government, and hopefully this House, to national and international obligations and interests. It is a testament to the continued survival and delivery of multilateralism in global affairs. In an age of continue…”

“During the recent Fairtrade Fortnight, many constituents contacted me with concerns about the need for good business practices. Will the Leader of the House schedule a debate in Government time on mandatory due diligence to protect against corporate harms and ensure that UK companies are held accountable for abuses in …”

“Have you identified any good practice, or perhaps missed opportunities in integrating adaptation into any recently announced Government policies? Have you seen examples of good practice or things where you think opportunities have been missed?”

“What are your views on the 2025 spending review in relation to climate change adaptation?”

“In terms of the information that is required, is that information not collected? Is it just not published? What is the problem in terms of the barrier to that?”

“In August, Minister Hardy made a request for input in adaptation objective development. Does this satisfy your recommendation that the national adaptation programme required an urgent refresh?”

“In terms of what the Minister was requesting and your response to it, is it more about how we perhaps develop the next programme, rather than actually dealing with your request to deal with the current programme?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for securing this important debate. The importance of improving humanitarian access to help offset the intolerable hardship, suffering and misery that currently faces those living …”

“You said just before the break that, with regards to planting trees, there are always some failures. That is always the case. If you are planting in the right conditions, what is the normal failure rate?”

“You mentioned earlier choosing particular species and so on, but what about aftercare? Once they are planted, what is required in terms of tree planning in these sorts of places?”

“Mr Martin, you mentioned London in particular and issues of water stress factors and so on for climate change. More generally, are there particular challenges around urban areas or big infrastructure, such as road-building projects?”

“Trade as a subject is obviously very much at the top of the political agenda at the moment. In the international context, there is a debate about tariffs. In the UK, the post-Brexit trade deals and the launch of the UK Government’s new trade strategy all mean that issues around trade are prominent. The new UK trade str…”

“Business and Trade.”

“I want to follow up on the issues of ecology and skills shortages.”

“We do not necessarily want to be training and putting all this extra money, just for that talent to leave.”

“Just to follow up on what you have said about employing more people and introducing more training and tech solutions that, is the capacity there to do that quickly enough? If we are talking about moving very quickly in this whole area, because we want to build all these houses, will we have the necessary training in pl…”

“Do we need a system wherein planners in general know more about ecology, and ecologists know more about planning than they do currently?”

“On the point about planning, and given the increasing importance of integrating nature recovery into planning, how will you ensure that the planners will have the required ecological understanding?”