Speeches by Taylor.

“It was an honour to serve on the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill and to help deliver on our general election promise to extend the armed forces covenant to every area of Government, to better support armed forces personnel and veterans. I was delighted to be joined on the Committee by so many veterans with ex…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her valuable intervention and for sharing her experience, with so many military families living in her constituency, and I agree with her. New clause 13 focuses on single living accommodation, which is often of a relatively temporary nature. Our focus really needs to be on the catastrophic si…”

“The right hon. Gentleman mentioned the Gurkha community. I want to pay tribute to the Queen’s Gurkha Regiment and the 30th Signal Regiment, based just outside my constituency. The Gurkhas who served are an essential and integral part of our community; they offer great value, and integrate into the community. I thank hi…”

“I reiterate the fact that there are no Members here from the party led by the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), in particular because so many of the local authorities responsible for implementing the armed forces covenant are led by that particular party. It is grossly incompetent that they are not here to listen…”

“I reiterate the fact that there are no Members here from the party led by the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage), in particular because so many of the local authorities responsible for implementing the armed forces covenant are led by that particular party. It is grossly incompetent that they are not here to listen…”

“I thank the Minister for the comments that she has made so far. Conversion practices have devastated the lives of LGBT people for many years, making them feel ashamed of who they are and leaving them with long-term physical and mental harm. The upcoming King’s Speech marks eight years since a ban on so-called conversio…”

“5. What steps she is taking to ban conversion practices.”

“T2. Leaked guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission suggested that it would be lawful for transgender and gender non-conforming people to be excluded from changing facilities based on a perception that their appearance did not correspond with societal gender norms, irrespective of their actual sex. Can th…”

“What impact is this having on finding comedians from disadvantaged groups?”

“Thank you for giving us a really good summary of the benefits of joining a trade union. It is always good to be reminded of that. Jess, how is your organisation funded?”

“Jess, to what extent is the comedy sector funded by the Government, if at all, and by other public bodies such as Arts Council England?”

“That is fine. Lu, how is your organisation funded?”

“Do you find there is not that much going towards comedy as opposed to other arts?”

“It is interesting you talk about that because I have read that the Edinburgh Fringe has drastically reduced the bursaries it makes available.”

“That is fine. If we have them, that is great. Lynne, I think you want to comment on that.”

“There is really nothing for capacity building within the sector at all.”

“Do you think that is a barrier to you being as effective as you possibly could be?”

“Because of comedians’ pay, it is too much to ask.”

“Lynne, what about your organisation?”

“In the west midlands, the average waiting time for a driving test is 22 weeks—nearly six months, up from 12 weeks in October 2022. That often means that young people are unable to take a driving test before taking their A-levels or leaving home for university. When I was growing up in Atherstone, getting my driving lic…”