Speeches by Taylor.

“Do you think we should be collecting data on LGBT people as a specific cohort? If so, why do we need to do that? Obviously some of those statistics clearly show that there is a potential for abuse.”

“Do those 38 ICBs not fund any rounds of IVF for lesbian couples?”

“Laura-Rose, what concerns have you received from lesbians or other members of the LGBT community, including those from minority ethnic groups, who have undergone egg sharing or egg donation?”

“Who do you think should be collecting that data?”

“Diane, in the US students appear to be targeted for egg donation and we have heard similar reports in the UK. In your opinion, is such targeting ethical?”

“Are you saying that the Secretary of State will not have the power to divert resources, or that they will?”

“Thank you for coming along today. How much independent financial control will the Defence Housing Service have over the housing budget?”

“Will the Secretary of State have the power to divert resources from housing to fund other potential defence priorities?”

“David, will the Secretary of State have the power to divert resources from housing to fund other defence priorities?”

“What is the minimum age limit for egg donation in countries that you have studied, and do you think it should be higher than 18?”

“Laura-Rose, in respect of counselling we have heard in other sessions that there is some greater risk of having another woman’s egg implanted in you and obviously lesbian couples quite frequently choose to have each other’s children. Have you found that there is any specific counselling around that, and is that somethi…”

“I have come straight to Parliament from Kingsbury school in my constituency, where the year 11 pupils were saying how much they are looking forward to being given the right to vote, so may I thank my right hon. Friend for bringing that forward in the Bill?”

“Can you sum up what successful implementation would look like?”

“You have both spoken about annual reports and so on, which is a good way of keeping Parliament informed about how you are delivering the Covenant duty, but how will you keep the public informed?”

“Is there anything you would add, Nick?”

“My first question is to you, William. How will you monitor implementation of the Covenant legal duty within your Department?”

“Thank you all for the amazing work you do for the armed forces community—it really is appreciated. I want to start by asking quite a general question. How would you describe the current effectiveness of the Covenant for the people your organisations work with?”

“You have given some very clear examples of where problems might happen. What do you think we could do to address those better, and is there an education programme with families, as opposed to the serving personnel themselves, that we need to look at?”

“Can you give us an idea of how much resource the Government have put into this, as it stands now?”

“Do you think that the right policy areas are covered within the scope, or does anything else need to be included?”