Speeches by Rushworth.

“Thinking about agency and ownership, what does localisation mean in the context of access to energy in the communities that you work in?”

“I thank the Minister for his diligence and his patient answers and for an excellent statement. I agreed with every word of it, and I appreciate the actions that the Government have taken to sanction two Ministers, both of whom have expressed genocidal intent. The Minister is also correct in saying that the two-state so…”

“What is the Secretary of State doing to make it more affordable for households to make their homes energy-efficient? The current model is that those who can afford to outlay some funding then get a taxpayer-funded subsidy, but those who cannot put down those first few thousand do not get that support.”

“On 3 September, I said in this House that I represent England’s coldest and snowiest constituency, where even people on a living wage can be in fuel poverty, as can children and pensioners. That is why, as the Minister knows, I pressed the Government not only for the changes that he has announced today, but to widen th…”

“Sixty seconds is not long enough for a speech, but there is clearly a lot of strong feeling in the Chamber today about this issue, so I hope that one day we will make more time for a longer conversation about this really important issue. We all know what the physical and mental health benefits of swimming are. For me, …”

“As the shadow Chief Secretary was comparing the records of our Governments earlier, I was reminded of the moment when they made all these transport announcements, and it turned out that half had been delivered already and the other half were cancelled within 24 hours. They included the Leamside line in the north-east, …”

“3. What steps he is taking with the Scottish Government to support veterans in Scotland.”

“I regularly speak to veterans in Bishop Auckland and, although they mostly reflect positively on their military service, they often mention the need to improve homes for forces families. Will the Minister welcome this week’s announcement that Labour will improve 3,000 forces family homes in Scotland as part of a £1.5 b…”

“You are articulating very well the challenges of resettling displaced people after conflict, and the tensions that can exist in those communities. The UK in the past has been a funder of many social programmes on the ground doing just that. Given the cuts to bilateral aid that we know are coming, there presumably are g…”

“I just wonder what the increased costs will be down the line. They could be more than you will save.”

“I want to ask about localisation and whether you feel that offers better value for money than centrally managed programmes.”

“My hon. Friend mentioned his elderly constituents, and I have similar issues in my constituency. People are telling me that they cannot even do their shopping anymore because of bus cuts in Shildon. One person feels that she will have to leave the village that she has lived in for decades because she is losing her eyes…”

“I agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the 2006 NHS dentistry contract, which clearly needed revision. Why did his party not do that in 14 years in government?”

“Will the hon. Member give way?”

“Why does nearly every major supermarket disagree with the hon. Gentleman?”

“Perhaps we could rehash this debate. We are not here to represent just our own interests; we are here to represent the interests of our constituents. I have constituents who will benefit from the new arrangements, such as on e-gates, and I am also grateful that the measure on pet passports has been negotiated, particul…”

“I am sure the Minister will answer that point in his summing up, but it is my understanding that we do not have access to facial recognition technology, which is really important to help us to better police our borders. This is the simple reality: the Brexit that we were promised did not do the things that people promi…”

“It is so obvious that improved co-operation with all the countries just 20 miles off our shore can benefit our security and trade. That is what the reset is seeking to do. It is not dragging us back into Europe—I think that is nonsense, and I am not hearing any credible person say that. The right hon. Member for South …”

“Perhaps the hon. Gentleman is disagreeing with the shadow Home Secretary, because I was quoting his words. Is it not also the case that Brexit ended our co-operation on policing and ended intelligence-sharing? I welcome the fact that, with this deal, the Government have negotiated access to EU facial imaging data to he…”

“I was not in the previous Conservative Government, so I cannot answer that, but it is absolutely clear that what people voted for actually got worse.”