Speeches by Kohler.

“I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Giving people a choice when they look on the internet and see how awful their death might be because of the shocking state of palliative care is not a free choice. This is an extraordinary Bill. It has 55 clauses and 38 regulation-making powers, of which five are Henry VIII …”

“Let me begin by laying my cards on the table. I am, of course, a liberal and have always supported the right of individuals to choose freely when they want to end their life. I have no religious or philosophical objection to assisted dying, and when the debate on the Bill began, I assumed I would vote in favour of it. …”

“I agree entirely with the hon. Member. It would not be a free choice if we make that choice now, given the standard of palliative care.”

“This is the last one; I will.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her speech, and congratulate the Aviation Minister on the Bill. The challenge facing the aviation sector—as with our entire economy—is decarbonisation. Reaching net zero by 2050 is essential, and given the scale of the scientific and technical challenge, it is clear that decarbonising…”

“I want to focus on Stay Belvedere for a couple of moments. When did Clearsprings start using Stay Belvedere, and when did the Home Office become aware of problems in relation to Stay Belvedere?”

“Thank you for coming. I want to look at the costs of asylum accommodation. Hotels cost 76% of the accommodation costs. We need to cut down on those costs. Sharing rooms is one way of cutting down on the costs. I note that in the House, the Home Secretary, when she was Chair of this Committee, criticised the sharing of …”

“These contracts have been in existence for a number of years. Why have you not used the used the power to benchmark? Why have you not done that? You are going to in the future, so why?”

“The Home Office has a contractual right to benchmark the service. We understand from the National Audit Office that benchmarking has not occurred. Why not? Why have you not benchmarked it against comparators as you can under the contract?”

“Why is that a slow process? Why can that not just be done? Why does that take a while? Why can you just not say that every room that can be shared will be shared?”

“So, without capturing the data, you are confident that the suppliers of accommodation are maximising the efficiency of these rooms?”

“Mr Ridley, would it be useful for the Home Office to collect that data to make sure you are maximising the efficiency of this process?”

“I wrote to you in March about this issue and asked about the Home Office figures on sharing of rooms, and you said the Home Office does not record those figures. It only records the numbers in a hotel and not the number of shared rooms. If we want to cut down costs, we should work out whether or not we are sharing all …”

“So the Home Secretary has changed the position. Now sharing of rooms is a good thing, yes? I just want to establish that.”

“With respect, we know this, but I want to focus on the sharing of rooms. What is the position?”

“Ms Rowland, I would like to ask a question that came up in your answer earlier. When a subprime is terminated, as in Stay Belvedere, what happens to the accommodation? What has happened with Stay Belvedere’s accommodation?”

“Can you tell us more?”

“So the problem with Stay Belvedere is not to do with performance. Is that what you are telling me?”

“You said non-performance issues?”

“But government is about making choices. You cannot describe this ODA money as a legacy issue because this Government have decided to continue using it.”