Speeches by Turmaine.

“One final point, Chair—they do say the sound of silence is golden, so apologies for shattering that—in terms of dates and the productivity and the tech that we were talking about, do you still expect to have delivered the promised levels of automation and AI by March 2026? Presumably that is not a confirmed date now.”

“I have a couple of hopefully relatively quick questions. You have spoken a lot about the staff that you have got in and the modelling that you are doing of anticipated workloads and so on. Do you feel at the moment that you have the right resources that you need, both in terms of quantity and quality, to be able to tac…”

“I accept that there is clearly commercially confidential information. You are operating in a commercial sector. It is a competitive environment. The very fact that you are tendering for somebody else’s business reveals that, but this is not an uncommon problem, it seems. In 2014 and 2015, the transition had gone the ot…”

“The NAO Report says that there are a relatively small number of companies operating in this sector. Clearly, it is not uncommon for pension schemes to transfer from one to another. While I take on board what you are saying, it still seems to me that two years is quite a long period to anticipate any challenges and diff…”

“Thank you for coming to speak to us. I want to talk more about the preparatory period and the state of readiness when you got to the go-live. There was a two-year transition period. How come you were not ready for it, given that you were speaking to MyCSP and the Cabinet Office at the same time?”

“I should declare that one of the hospitals in the programme is in my constituency. Paul and Charlotte, what are the key challenges that you face in delivering wave 1 of the scheme to time and budget?”

“That leads me nicely to paragraph 2.2, which states: “Hospital schemes take years to develop.” Figure 5 gives a really good and helpful indication of the breakdown of that timing. It says schemes require an average of eight years, with a range of six years to 10 years. Could you elaborate a little on what might cause a…”

“The new hospital design, which some of the wave 1 hospitals are going to be built to, has a re-estimated completion date of spring 2026. Are you happy and confident with that timing?”

“Great. Paragraph 2.9 of the Report states: “Some of the RAAC hospitals appear to be facing timetable pressures”. Is there anything that you want to touch on in that regard?”

“This Labour Government are making great strides in deploying digital technologies to provide access to public services and bring them bang up to date. Will my right hon. Friend please outline how this will benefit the residents of my constituency of Watford, while also offering some reassurance to those who are not dig…”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I will speak briefly on clause 32, as a member of the all-party parliamentary group for video games and esports, to say to the Minister that I welcome the closing of this loophole. Does she agree that the change will support the British video games industry,…”

“Do you have any understanding of the costs associated with implementing that?”

“There always are—thank you. Finally, why do you think that the sharing of data with local authorities has historically been so inaccurate or unsuccessful?”

“That sounds very interesting. Do you have a sense of how long it will take to complete that process?”

“I also want to ask about improving data quality and collaboration. Rannia and Josh, what steps are you taking to ensure timely and accurate sharing of data with local authorities—including about safeguarding and the details of people moving in and out of asylum accommodation?”

“When is that starting?”

“What are the views of the local authorities at the multi-agency forum you have with local authorities? Are there things that they are asking for—or that you are considering at the moment?”

“I worked in health and social care during the covid pandemic, so I did not experience furlough—in fact, we worked very hard indeed. Some of the excluded self-employed people that the hon. Member refers to are still suffering today. Does she agree that they are paying the price for the previous Government’s sheer incomp…”

“Covid-19 clearly had an enormous impact on the economy of the world and the UK. In terms of preparing ourselves for any future threat under these circumstances, does my hon. Friend agree that the fraud and corruption facilitated by the previous Government was an absolute disgrace? It is up to this Labour Government to …”