Speeches by Paul.

“Does the EHRC currently have sufficient resource available to it to review all the responses that you get on the consultation in a timely manner? If not, can you elaborate on that and explain what action you are taking or what action needs to be taken?”

“No. I recognise that you cannot do that. The point I am making is that other people out there may make that incorrect assumption, and how do you best manage that? People need to realise that you are not the decision-maker here on how this works; you are interpreting a Supreme Court judgment. People will not like some o…”

“You have already talked about it a little. Clearly, there is not much flexibility for you here. The Supreme Court has issued a judgment, and like you say, you are the messenger. Your job is to take that judgment from the highest court in the land and convert it into usable, user-friendly guidance. But really, the pilla…”

“Can I make a point?”

“Obviously I was pleased to see the course correction and that you were not afraid to recognise an error had been made and were looking to address it. That is exactly the right thing to do. The point I want to make today is that that error has led to women and girls losing out on opportunities. That error will have pote…”

“Thank you very much. First, can I say thank you to Baroness Falkner and Mr Kirkpatrick for being here today, and thank you for all your work over recent years? I want to take a moment to actually think about the impact on women and girls. It is clear that organisations, going back many years, have breached the Equality…”

“Are Government receptive to the preliminary discussions you have had and are they recognising the issue?”

“Not in my experience.”

“T5. It has been estimated, and reported, that billions-worth of unspent community infrastructure levy may be available at local authority level for investment in critical infrastructure. Will the Minister ensure that the money is invested in roads and drainage, so it can deliver the improvements that our residents dese…”

“It is chicken and egg, isn’t it? I am a new MP, and I used to get frustrated by seeing politicians not really answer the questions. I thought, “I’m going to go in and be different; I am going to answer the question.” But what I now realise is that, because of the increasing abuse, that is how a lot of politicians survi…”

“We have touched on some of this, but younger generations are more likely than older ones to say that abuse is acceptable; I am interested in why you think that is and whether you have any concerns that that could get worse over time. Professor Karthik Ramanna: I am happy to come in on that—it connects to what I briefly…”

“When you are working on a story, I do not think any of us would disagree that when there is a scandal and someone has not complied with the rules, you should absolutely hold to them account—but it is not always just that, is it? Sometimes you are reporting a story where no one has done anything wrong and there is no sc…”

“It is chicken and egg, isn’t it? I am a new MP, and I used to get frustrated by seeing politicians not really answer the questions. I thought, “I’m going to go in and be different; I am going to answer the question.” But what I now realise is that, because of the increasing abuse, that is how a lot of politicians survi…”

“When you are working on a story, I do not think any of us would disagree that when there is a scandal and someone has not complied with the rules, you should absolutely hold to them account—but it is not always just that, is it? Sometimes you are reporting a story where no one has done anything wrong and there is no sc…”

“We have touched on some of this, but younger generations are more likely than older ones to say that abuse is acceptable; I am interested in why you think that is and whether you have any concerns that that could get worse over time. Professor Karthik Ramanna: I am happy to come in on that—it connects to what I briefly…”

“Thank you for your time today, Chair, and for the opportunity to present my application for a debate on property service charges. I am putting this forward because in my constituency I see many, many residents—some 500—who are impacted by what they would describe as excessive service charges. This is an issue that is e…”

“Thank you for that suggestion. I would be very open to doing that. It is really important that we get action; I do not want us to just talk about an issue and then be talking about it again in three years’ time. I would happily take some advice on that and would be very open to putting forward a motion.”

“The key action would be to try to avoid this happening in the future. I understand that the situations we have on a lot of estates across the country have been put in place, and they are legal. As I say, that is more challenging, but we need to think about how we stop this happening for future estates. The other piece …”

“Thank you for that information. My preference would be the Chamber: I think it is such a significant issue that it deserves the profile that comes from the Chamber. I recognise the timeframe, and that is fine. That will actually give some of the property service companies time to reflect and think about how they react …”

“As of 1 May this year, there were seven biological males in HMP Downview, a women’s prison in my constituency. Can the Secretary of State confirm when they will be moved out?”