Speeches by Waugh.

“The horrific historic tragedy of the Palestinian people, and particularly the people of Gaza, is that they are at the mercy of two sets of extremists: the extremists of Hamas, but also the extremists of this Israeli Government. National Security Minister Ben-Gvir said giving aid to Gaza is “a…mistake…delaying our victo…”

“The Mellor bus factory in Rochdale was the perfect place for the Chancellor to unveil this £15 billion investment in transport infrastructure today, and also to give a first taste of the changes to the Green Book and the Treasury rules, which for too long have held back places in the north and the midlands from getting…”

“One of the key problems that we have come across, certainly in my constituency of Rochdale, is schools failing to open up their sports facilities—pitches or whatever—to the community, yet one bit of feedback I get locally is that Sport England counts virtually every school pitch as effectively available to the communit…”

“You also mentioned the key role of volunteers. Volunteers do not just offer their time; sometimes they have assets to offer the community. There is a chap in my constituency called Mark Oldham who runs the Littleborough amateur boxing club. He owns a pitch that is used by kids, and it is invaluable for Saturday morning…”

“Please do.”

“What was the main difference in Calderdale and places like that?”

“I do have a question about facilities, but I will come in later.”

“You mentioned Bradford as having some good outcomes. It is a shame that it has come so late in your tenure that you have some real results that you can point to there. Are there any other examples of place-based funding where you have seen real success?”

“I do have a question about facilities, but I will come in later.”

“Can I focus on Sport England’s role in providing high-quality and accessible facilities? As you say, facilities are essential for everything you want to achieve. Do you think that there is enough comprehensive real-time information about what facilities are available and accessible? What is Sport England’s handle on th…”

“Sport England has a fraction of the money that the DFE and certainly the NHS have, but £300 million is not an insignificant sum, as you have acknowledged, Tim, whether it is from the Treasury or from the lottery. How do you ensure that that money is spent correctly on delivering your core mission of ensuring that every…”

“You mentioned Bradford as having some good outcomes. It is a shame that it has come so late in your tenure that you have some real results that you can point to there. Are there any other examples of place-based funding where you have seen real success?”

“Please do.”

“What was the main difference in Calderdale and places like that?”

“You also mentioned the key role of volunteers. Volunteers do not just offer their time; sometimes they have assets to offer the community. There is a chap in my constituency called Mark Oldham who runs the Littleborough amateur boxing club. He owns a pitch that is used by kids, and it is invaluable for Saturday morning…”

“Can I focus on Sport England’s role in providing high-quality and accessible facilities? As you say, facilities are essential for everything you want to achieve. Do you think that there is enough comprehensive real-time information about what facilities are available and accessible? What is Sport England’s handle on th…”

“Sport England has a fraction of the money that the DFE and certainly the NHS have, but £300 million is not an insignificant sum, as you have acknowledged, Tim, whether it is from the Treasury or from the lottery. How do you ensure that that money is spent correctly on delivering your core mission of ensuring that every…”

“One of the key problems that we have come across, certainly in my constituency of Rochdale, is schools failing to open up their sports facilities—pitches or whatever—to the community, yet one bit of feedback I get locally is that Sport England counts virtually every school pitch as effectively available to the communit…”

“The children of Gaza are being not just starved to death but bombed to death as Israel tries to wipe Palestine itself off the map, so I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement, particularly his robust action on the illegal settlements in the west bank and on suspending any free trade agreement talks with Israel. Does…”

“I thank the Minister for his personal commitment to this cause, and the UK Government for putting this matter on the record at the UN yesterday as a matter of extreme urgency. May I also put to the Minister directly the challenge yesterday from Tom Fletcher, the UN’s aid chief? He said: “For those killed and those whos…”