Speeches by Onn.

“We know that three quarters of consumers—not even vulnerable consumers; all consumers—are confused by their energy bills. If you have released a vulnerability study, presumably you are expecting to see a quite rapid turnaround on that figure that three quarters of people do not know what their bill means when they open…”

“13. What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of access to NHS dental services in Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes constituency.”

“The latest NHS statistics show that the Government really have the bit between their teeth as 7,000 more children saw a dentist in 2024-25 than in the previous year in the Humber and North Yorkshire integrated care board area. However, the rate for adults has slipped from 43% to 41% over the same period. How quickly do…”

“I thank the Minister for taking the time before Christmas to talk to me about my constituent Jamie Nolan, who sadly lost his life last October, aged 17, when his vehicle left a rural road in the dark. His parents, Sam and Paul, are obviously devastated, but they are really keen to make sure things improve for other fam…”

“T6. Will the Minister give his backing to the brilliant volunteers of Friends of the Barton Line in their quest to reduce the number of unnecessary cancellations on the Barton line by East Midlands Railway?”

“Members might ask, “What has Grimsby got to do with Grangemouth?” Well, this is great news for Grangemouth, but I am afraid it will be cold comfort to the workers at the Prax Lindsey oil refinery, where 400 directly employed people have already lost or will lose their jobs by March, along with hundreds more in the supp…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing this important debate. Grassroots sport offers so much to so many across my constituency. Whether it is personal fitness, social interaction or a chance to emulate a sporti…”

“I will not give way—I am sorry. There is also real interest in how personal data would be protected. Trust is very fragile when it comes to digital systems, so can the Minister give clarity that any digital ID would come with the strongest safeguards, transparent oversight and guarantees that data cannot be misused or …”

“Thank you, Sir Edward. I will not take up much time. Over 6,500 of my constituents signed the petition. Clearly, there is a great deal of angst and concern around the proposals, and it is imperative that the Minister address the concerns that have been laid out. While I welcome initiatives to stop illegal working and w…”

“Five members of staff from Jhoots pharmacy in Laceby Road have been to see me. They have been going into work, but they have not been paid since July. It is absolutely appalling. Can the Minister set out what pressure he and the Department can bring to bear on this chain, which has now unfortunately closed its doors fo…”

“It is a privilege to speak in this very important debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) for securing it. I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on kinship care and have lived experience of kinship care, so I know how significant this discussion is for families across the count…”

“What would Rebecca have been better off using instead of “carbon budgets”?”

“A comment on that. It feels like design by committee, and that lacks leadership. You could end up in a smorgasbord of indecision as everybody equally plumps for different options and it becomes stalling rather than enabling, empowering, and moving things on at speed.”

“So talking about the Climate Change Committee and the work that it has been involved in, and the phrase “carbon budgets”, I am intrigued to know, what are the alternatives? Net zero? You made the point that using net zero is the kiss of death on anything.”

“In terms of people’s sympathies or their positive attitude towards clean energies, net zero policies and opportunities, is that impacted in an environment at the moment where we are seeing job losses as a backdrop in energy, with a bit of a delay in clean technologies? Technologies—like carbon capture and storage—are n…”

“Making things easier and accessible across the piece is a way of trying to keep the support there. Thank you.”

“We are talking about a positive there, aren’t we, Chair? We are imposing positive benefits, not negative.”

“Thank you. I wondered if part of the problem with the Climate Change Committee—not only the fact that it has “climate change” in the title—is it is seen as being a bit preachy. When it came out with its first report it basically told people, “You can’t eat burgers”—there are lots of things that you do in your normal li…”

“It is a paraphrase of what people—”

“It is not a misrepresentation when the takeaways are that, from that report.”