Speeches by Moore.

“In my constituency there are dozens of hard-working family businesses, which are the backbone of our local economy and key to our local identity. These business owners get up early, go to bed late, work weekends, employ hundreds of local people and contribute hugely to our local high streets, local communities and loca…”

“I will take a quick intervention from the hon. Member, but I hope that he will justify why those hard-working family farms and businesses in Keighley and Ilkley, who get up day in, day out, have to shoulder the burden for the mistakes that this Labour Government are making. Will he answer that point?”

“I am sure that the Government Whips were watching the hon. Gentleman and making a note that he will be in line for a job, and I saw the Minister quaking in his boots at the thought of those bizarre recommendations. The point is that the Labour Government do not realise that all these tax increases are hitting the many …”

“More than 300,000 children in mainstream schools receive education, health and care plans, including many from my constituency, but it is being reported that that vital provision may disappear. Whatever the challenges of the SEND system, surely the answer is not to remove those rights, because families cannot afford to…”

“What would you say to the likes of others we have taken evidence from, like Refugee Action, which has described the service provided by yourselves as, “A system fraught with delays”, or Freedom from Torture, a charity that supports asylum seekers who have been victims of torture, describing the services that you provid…”

“Building on the same narrative that has kindly been set by Chris to do with KPIs, Chris is right to point out that your contract to deliver AIRE services, which is predominantly the 24-hour helpline and online webchat, has increased from £229 million by about 41% to £385 million, money that is coming from the Home Offi…”

“Okay, but this is a huge amount of taxpayers’ money that is being given to you as an organisation. One of those KPIs, KPI 4a and 4b, is in relation to answering phone calls. This is a system that is set up to help those who are the most vulnerable. The Home Office relaxed the KPI on the phones being answered within a m…”

“Have you met that KPI yet? Caroline O’Connor: We have not yet met that KPI, but our average wait time is a minute on—”

“Another KPI was for submitting change of circumstances forms for asylum seekers in time that has been missed in most months. Why is that?”

“Does the same reasoning apply to the fact of more than 1,300 failures to provide an induction service to new arrivals within the required timeframes?”

“Finally, the point that I want to make is the amount of money that is going to your organisation from the taxpayer has increased from £229 million to £385 million, a 41% increase. Despite all those KPIs and those challenges that I have referenced, should we be considering Migrant Help as an organisation that is fit for…”

“I speak today not just as a Member of this House, but as someone who has lived with the reality of a disability in my own family. I grew up with a sister who has a learning disability. Later in life, she also faced the brutal challenge of cancer. I have seen for myself the emotional toll, the complexity of care, and th…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. The Minister will be pleased to hear that the draft regulations are a point of agreement between the Government and His Majesty’s official Opposition. Time and again, I have heard from farmers just how difficult their supply chain negotiations can be, and t…”

“I am sure that Dennis and Jill will be looking at the debate carefully and understanding clearly the issue of fairness, which is at the heart of what this legislation addresses. As I have explained, it is a scenario that Shane, in my constituency, is experiencing: he is able to receive PIP today, but someone in a simil…”

“This Bill gives no clarity or dignity to the many people such as the constituent the hon. Lady kindly mentions, or those in my constituency of Keighley and Ilkley. That is why I do not support a plan that creates such a two-tier system, which now seems to be the hallmark of this Labour Government and goes against the v…”

“That is the nub of why there is so much concern that has been consistently raised by all Members on the Conversative Benches, and many on the Government Benches as well, who, dare I say, are considering how they will vote later. No one doubts that our welfare system, which is set to exceed £100 billion by 2030, needs r…”

“Trust is at the heart of the issue, and if we want to create a system that commands public trust, this is not the way to do it. We need to reward effort and promote self-reliance, but the Bill creates a two-tier system detached from individual responsibility. We need to make the welfare system more targeted, but the Bi…”

“I will take no lectures from somebody who supported a 10% rise in council tax across the Bradford district, impacting many of those who will be impacted by PIP. This is not principled reform, it is not radical and it is not good policy making—and many Labour Members know it. The Government can and should be doing bette…”

“This week, the 19% tariff on imports of US ethanol falls to zero through the 1.4 billion litre quota negotiated by this Labour Government, which represents the size of the UK’s entire ethanol market. That will have a hugely damaging impact on our rural economy, UK jobs and the NHS, with Government effectively offshorin…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing this important debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee, and I thank the more than 104,000 signatories to the petition. Let me be absolutely clear with…”