Speeches by Carling.

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“I enormously welcome the Government’s decision to introduce 300 new Government-funded school-based nurseries. I am particularly delighted that one of them will be in the Hampton Vale primary academy in my constituency. Does the Secretary of State agree that these new nurseries will make a real difference to families in…”

“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am looking for guidance on how I can raise a breach of the behaviour code by the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage). He was galivanting around my constituency yesterday, and I thought it a real shame that he did not tell me about his visit in advance, as the behaviour co…”

“In my constituency of North West Cambridgeshire, there are lots of young families seeking to buy their first home. I am pleased that the Government are committed to building 1.5 million new homes, but it is important that people can trust that they are buying a good-quality home. Just down the road, at the Darwin Green…”

“Finally, one of the solutions that is sometimes talked about is increasing the level of political education and current affairs discussion going on in schools. I know one of the barriers to that is often cited as being that teachers are reluctant to talk about it for fear that they will appear political themselves. Is …”

“Minister, just now you were talking about the problem of turnout but also the problem of not enough people being registered to vote. Could you give us a little bit more detail about anything specific the Government are looking at doing to address that? I wonder particularly if you have a view, or the Government have a …”

“Thank you. To take a slightly different tack, this issue particularly affects young people. What discussions might the Department be having across Government to try to increase engagement in the political system with young people specifically?”

“On that note, you mentioned that at the moment the system relies on the beneficiary to check the source of the donation. I am reminded of a case at the last election where the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, via an overseas donor, made small payments to all the major political parties, which overall totalled just o…”

“Just on the area that Mr Quigley has gone into with funding, we all know that foreign money, despite being officially banned by UK electoral law, can still enter our politics through multinational corporations. Minister, you and I both know that the Labour party turned down £2.7 million of overseas donations at the las…”

“That is helpful. In terms of automatic voter registration specifically, I put it to you that that has been quite a long-standing recommendation from the Electoral Commission over probably a number of Governments. I just wonder if there is something specific that is needed in the Department to make a decision on whether…”

“In my constituency, I get regular reports of antisocial behaviour in Pleasurefair Meadow carpark and Stanham Way, relating to the screeching of tyres from motorbikes, loud music until the early hours of the morning and constant instances of drugs and antisocial drinking. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to take t…”

“We have that problem with off-road bikes as well e-scooters on pavements. I receive regular complaints from my constituents about them being used improperly, often putting elderly people at great risk because they cannot move out of the way quickly enough when one whizzes up behind them. Does my hon. Friend agree that …”

“I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and I thank him for that intervention. As a society, we must move towards ensuring that children are protected. When it comes to the detail, I am not fully sure that the Bill, as currently drafted, delivers on the Government’s pledge to implement the IICSA recommendations. That i…”

“I enormously welcome this Bill, in which there is so much that will make a real, positive difference for my constituents in North West Cambridgeshire. Due to time constraints, I will have to skip through a lot of the praise I had for the Bill and move straight to an area where I would like to have a conversation and a …”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to contribute briefly to the debate, and as the youngest MP I have seen a lot of this happening throughout my time going through the school system. I have reams of positive things to say about the Bill that I will not have time for, but I wish to say briefly that I welcome it hugely. I…”

“My constituents regularly raise concerns about their safety when they are out and about, given the prevalence of off-road bikes being used in antisocial and illegal ways, particularly on pavements and footpaths. Such bikes are a particularly significant issue for elderly people, who might be less mobile and are therefo…”

“I welcome the Government’s commitment to implementing the IICSA recommendations, notably the introduction of mandatory reporting, which will go a long way towards tackling abuse in religious settings. Does the Minister agree, particularly in the context of more independent safeguarding processes, that as we work to imp…”

“The right hon. Gentleman’s speech is very helpful, and he is making some useful points. The shadow Minister would not give us any clarity about his party’s position on the opt-out mechanism, so could he help: what is the Opposition’s position on that? Do they support it—yes or no?”

“I understand the point the hon. Gentleman is making, but does he not accept that the Bill very clearly explains that in cases where any automated decision is taken, there would have to be the right to a proper explanation of the decision, which would probably address a lot of his concerns, and that there must always be…”

“I welcome the Bill. Given its potential to boost the economy by £10 billion, it is a huge win for so many sectors, and a brilliant example of the difference that this Labour Government can make. Technological innovation will improve efficiency and reduce unnecessary administration, allowing our key workers to focus mor…”