Speeches by Moore.

“Some 17.6% of those who live in Keighley are in fuel poverty. Right now, Labour-run Bradford council wants to raise council tax by 10% and, with the removal of the winter fuel allowance, 64,000 pensioners across the wider Bradford district will be impacted. Does the hon. Member agree that, for the most vulnerable in ou…”

“Insomnia affects many patients, including my constituents, who are being advised by their GPs to try cognitive behavioural therapy as an alternative to medication. However, digital CBT programmes are not available on the NHS, leaving many without access to drug-free treatment. Will the Minister outline what steps the G…”

“May I just expand on making the case? How would you be as robust as possible? Would you be prepared to ruffle feathers, so to speak, to make sure that you are heard by the Home Secretary in making that case that more investment, should you deem that necessary, should come into particular areas? How robust are you going…”

“Are you pushing strongly enough?”

“I want to turn on to the slightly different topic, if that is okay, of working patterns. The appointment is full time. My understanding is that you are working three days a week at the moment in your current role. Explain how you will move towards the expectations and demands associated with this full-time appointment.”

“My understanding is that, under your leadership, the Immigration Advice Authority moved to working fully remotely as a working model. What do you deem as the best balance in terms of working methodology for those who are involved in the organisation? What balance do you feel, should there need to be any change, would b…”

“If you are lucky enough to get the new role and you came to the conclusion, “The current balance is not quite right. We need more of the team working more in the office permanently”, or whatever balance you came to, and that was not very well received by the team, would you then shy away from those decisions in terms o…”

“A bit of a resolution to the issue.”

“To pose a scenario to you, let us assume that you have produced a report in the role that you are going for and then the Home Office decided to maybe delay its publication or potentially redact some of the recommendations, conclusions or wording that you had come to that you felt strongly and passionately should be kep…”

“I suppose that part of the challenge is being nimble enough—because risks change—with your requests and asks not only for the level of investment going in but level of resources going in. How would you use your role of being that independent chair to put those requests, whether it is to the Perm Sec or the Home Secreta…”

“Expanding on the questions that have been asked around the ability to challenge Ministers and building up that balance of trust with Ministers but being in a position to robustly challenge them, can you give us an example of when you have previously put forward a very strong case, in a previous employer arrangement tha…”

“That is absolutely the point. Others outside the sector, including all our supermarkets, have come together in agreement to say how catastrophic the damage caused to the farming sector by this Labour Government will be. Indeed, the 250,000 who signed the petition launched by the shadow Secretary of State for Environmen…”

“I say to the hon. Member that the Conservatives have been absolutely clear: we would axe the family farm tax, and we would reverse the changes to business property relief and agricultural property relief, which have such huge and catastrophic implications. In my view, the Government need to go further—not tinker with t…”

“I will answer this point before giving way. I could not agree more with my right hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart): the electorate were sold false promises in the run-up to the general election. They were specifically told that this Labour Government would not change agricultural proper…”

“The hon. Member makes a very powerful point: this is about the choices that the Labour Government are imposing on many of our family farming businesses. Those families are now having to make difficult decisions about whether to look at disposing of land, plant and machinery or livestock to fit an IHT liability that may…”

“My hon. Friend makes the point powerfully: collectively, all industry bodies and professionals in the sector are united. The NFU, the CLA, the CAAV—of which I put it on record that I am a fellow, having previously practised as a rural practice surveyor, so I understand the implications on the value of farmland—and Savi…”

“I could not agree more. It is telling that we have had strong representation in this debate not only from Northern Ireland, but from Scotland and every part of this United Kingdom. All Members have voiced their concerns that Labour’s choice to bring in the family farm tax will have catastrophic consequences not only fo…”

“I could not agree more.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. Here we are again! As we speak, thousands of farmers are once again rallying outside the gates of this building. Over the past six months, our farmers have repeatedly been told by this Labour Government that their way of life is expendable and that their h…”

“Further to that point of order, Dr Murrison. In my contribution, I was making very clear the live and real conversations, concerns, queries and frustrations that have been brought forward not only to me in my position as shadow farming Minister but to other Members on this side of the House and, indeed, to organisation…”