Speeches by Wheeler.

“Drilling down into this, Mr Philip, although I appreciate that the answer might be the same, my understanding is that the SRA has both principles—you have described the move towards principles—and rules in place for certain aspects. How does that work in practice? Do they carry the same importance in regulatory complia…”

“Alongside the Government’s actions on increasing the provision of affordable, available and accessible childcare, I strongly welcome this review as a real step forward. Does the Minister agree that, for many, the complexities of the system form a real barrier to accessing it, and that for low-paid workers in particular…”

“My constituents regularly contact me about the need to improve dementia care. I remember the impact that dementia had on my grandparents and my family, so I sympathise profoundly with everyone impacted by it. I was therefore delighted when my constituent Joy Watson was awarded the British empire medal in the King’s bir…”

“Across my constituency, grassroots sports clubs do an incredible job of promoting physical and mental wellbeing. Eccles RFC does wonderful work to deliver parity for its girls’ team, ensuring that rugby is an open and inclusive sport, and Boothstown FC has done a fantastic to enable boys and girls to benefit from footb…”

“I welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention, but I do not need to interrupt my speech, because I am about to deal with exactly that point. New clause 48 would create a specific offence along similar lines to cover delivery workers, which is incredibly welcome. These workers deserve protection just as much as in-store staff…”

“I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my membership of the trade union USDAW. I rise to support new clause 48, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Knowsley (Anneliese Midgley). Before becoming a Member of Parliament, I was proud to campaign for many years alongside retai…”

“So there could well be a cumulative aspect as well?”

“Forgive us—we do have to test and probe the line, because you can be sure that the line would be tested and probed if it became one.”

“Slightly more broadly, if we went down this path, is there a risk that this particular exemption would lead to a wide range of activities not being subject to indicative limits?”

“Picking up on the third category that you defined, where there is no conflict of interest or conflict with the primary role of being an MP, how do you envisage MPs being able to evidence that there is no conflict?”

“To drill down further—but to flip the question—how do you think the Standards Commissioner and the House in general should look at and judge whether an MP is treating their parliamentary role as their primary job?”

“I want to look specifically at named day questions, because our most recent set of statistics shows that they are forming a lower percentage of the overall number of questions, yet the drop-off in the number hitting their named day has been more significant. Despite the fact that they are a lower percentage, the drop-o…”

“Does the Minister agree that, far from being a skeletal Bill, this legislation provides an adaptable framework for product regulation and consumer safety?”

“I begin by offering my heartfelt thanks to everyone who has taken part in this debate and offered their professional and powerful personal experiences. I said in my maiden speech that we must never be afraid to learn from those around us, and I certainly have learned an awful lot today. I know from experience that poor…”

“You mentioned the NHS England changes. In his letter to us last September, the Secretary of State set out that NHS England had introduced a new system—I think you might have mentioned this earlier—to track and monitor named day responses. How will the reabsorption of NHS England by the Department affect work on WPQs? W…”

“Our predecessor Committee was understandably very sympathetic, during the pandemic, as to the difficulties it posed the Department in terms of responding to WPQs, but why do you think it has taken so long since the pandemic for performance to recover to the strong pre-pandemic levels?”

“If I might, I want to really press this in case it becomes an issue. I might agree that we should and we might, but in terms of a practical impact on the Chamber and the real psychology of our colleagues, do you not think there would be less willingness to take interventions?”

“There was not any potential friction, as a hangover from a competitive election?”

“I want to press this, as someone who has occasionally found myself towards the bottom of the non-existent list in a debate, despite being not an incredibly frequent speaker. It is fair to say that it is a real and apparent problem when people are donating time to colleagues who are ahead of you. I agree with your asses…”

“I understand that one of the concerns raised with our predecessor Committee was that elections for Deputy Speakers might introduce a partisan element of friction within the Speaker and Deputy Speaker team. In your opinion, from your extensive experience, was there any hangover from competitive elections? Was there any …”