Speeches by Moore.

“I do hope that the Chancellor is listening to this debate and also that she engages with the farming community. It is incredibly disappointing that the Chancellor has not once met with the NFU, the Country Land and Business Association, the Tenant Farmers Association or the Central Association for Agricultural Valuers …”

“Cash flow challenges are hitting many of our farming businesses right now. Baroness Batters, of the other place, has produced a profitability review, which seems to be hidden in the depths of the Department at the moment. Will the Minister guarantee that the profitability review will be published this week, before the …”

“But will it be published?”

“Before the Budget?”

“T7. The Minister will know that our peatlands are a vital store of carbon, storing 26 times more carbon than UK forests. Would he therefore agree that green energy projects built on peatland must prove that they will mitigate more carbon than they will release through construction and disturbance of the underlying peat…”

“The Secretary of State will know that farmers play a key role in enhancing nature and access to it, but that farmers can do so only when it is financially viable and their businesses have certainty from the Government. Yet with the sustainable farming incentive chopped, de-linked payments slashed, capital grants cut, t…”

“Earlier this week, there was a large accidental industrial fire on Pitt Street, in Keighley in my constituency. Nine fire crews attended, some coming from as far away as Mirfield in West Yorkshire. Unfortunately, one person was taken to hospital, and there was a huge amount of damage done to local buildings. My thought…”

“What is the definition of violence against women and girls?”

“Has that definition been signed off by a Minister?”

“Is it 100% confirmed that there is a defined definition of violence against women and girls?”

“Has a staff member specifically been focused to work—”

“Has that been signed off by a Minister?”

“Not one recommendation has been put in place yet. I would suggest that simply saying that we are having meetings is not good enough, given that the IICSA report came out in 2022. Whether this lies with the civil service or Ministers, we need to see action in terms of those recommendations being put in place.”

“Specifically for this inquiry?”

“How many?”

“Action and delivery.”

“That is completely the wrong question to ask a member of the Committee who does not have the level of access that you do to this question as the Permanent Secretary. Am I right to conclude, given this is probably the biggest national scandal that has hit this country and has had huge levels of public outrage, that ther…”

“I have two follow-up questions and we can then move on. You kindly said that there had been interaction with other Government Departments on this, and that other people are working on it across Government. Could you write to the Committee and let us know specifically how many people are working on this inquiry, and if …”

“My understanding is that the Prime Minister wants to halve violence against women and girls, which is a great aspiration and something that we should all be behind in achieving. I feel frustrated by not having the granular detail for us as a Committee and the wider public to be able to hold the Home Office to account i…”

“But measured against what? My point is, if we do not have the granular detail—”