Speeches by Ellis.

“I am going to ask the opener that we asked the previous panel: do you believe strategic authorities have currently been provided with enough powers from the Government to achieve full-scale devolution?”

“I am Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley in Lancashire.”

“I am MP for Ribble Valley and a parish councillor.”

“Just a final specific question on debts and reserves of existing councils and how you think they should be treated when combining councils. The Minister for Local Government has been pushed on this a few times and has not given a clear answer. Where I am, in Lancashire, it is one of those things that actually, if it is…”

“One of the biggest challenges we face at the moment in our political landscape is that the everyday person on the street does not feel engaged or does not know how to engage with our political system. We debated in the previous panel the most effective way to do that. Does it depend on the size of the tier of governmen…”

“A major argument in the debate on assisted dying has been about making it accessible to all, rather than only those who can afford to travel to access it. The argument is made about dignity in dying. I struggle to see the fairness, however, in pursuing spend to allow dignity in dying when we struggle to fund dignity in…”

“I will not, if that is all right. Sorry. At the other end of the spectrum, we need to be acutely aware that we are not today expanding overall budgets in the NHS, so what we agree to in this money resolution will put further strain on our already stretched NHS. That means that, for example, St Catherine’s hospice in my…”

“Some of the concerns raised were more about, in the temporary accommodation, the fact that there were instances where you had families, often young parents with children, being placed in accommodation alongside single men or single vulnerable adults. That often would restrict things for those young parents, who maybe n…”

“Quickly, on the wider support of those children who are in temporary accommodation, we have had a number of bits of evidence that suggest that a formal notification system going to schools and GPs would be really helpful to help monitor those children and make sure they are supported. Do you support that? Have you cons…”

“I am going to pick up on a few questions on immediate safeguarding risks. We have heard evidence in previous sessions where local authorities have placed families in temporary accommodation with vulnerable single adults. Are you concerned about the current safeguarding risks that these situations present?”

“Some of the concerns raised were more about, in the temporary accommodation, the fact that there were instances where you had families, often young parents with children, being placed in accommodation alongside single men or single vulnerable adults. That often would restrict things for those young parents, who maybe n…”

“That is really helpful. As a principle to reiterate, do you feel that you, as a Department, are able to put immediate extra pressure on those local services to ensure that separation, so that that does not happen as much? That is what seems to be happening at the moment. There are instances where those groups are mixin…”

“I am Maya Ellis, Ribble Valley.”

“Quickly, on the wider support of those children who are in temporary accommodation, we have had a number of bits of evidence that suggest that a formal notification system going to schools and GPs would be really helpful to help monitor those children and make sure they are supported. Do you support that? Have you cons…”

“That is really helpful. As a principle to reiterate, do you feel that you, as a Department, are able to put immediate extra pressure on those local services to ensure that separation, so that that does not happen as much? That is what seems to be happening at the moment. There are instances where those groups are mixin…”

“I am going to pick up on a few questions on immediate safeguarding risks. We have heard evidence in previous sessions where local authorities have placed families in temporary accommodation with vulnerable single adults. Are you concerned about the current safeguarding risks that these situations present?”

“I am Maya Ellis, Ribble Valley.”

“The hon. Member has rightly highlighted the intricate and technical knowledge required to understand some of the mitigations, so I welcome our Government’s commitment to a floods resilience taskforce. Does he agree that it is integral that farmers are involved every step of the way in the development of solutions, part…”

“I am Maya Ellis. I am the MP for Ribble Valley.”

“Moving beyond developer contributions, I am interested in wider business models that you have looked at potentially to generate funding. What kinds of innovative measures, if any, have your organisations used to generate those extra funds needed to build new social and affordable housing stock? Can I start with Martyn,…”