Speeches by Bool.

“The Minister agreed with my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) that industrial collaboration between the UK and Poland is an important part of our relationship. A key part of that is primarily focused on ground-based air defence, and these events surely underline why that is critical to us and o…”

“I assume you are doing a report or analysis into this at this point? Sometimes the absence of data and figures is the one thing we struggle with a lot in these areas.”

“As we have mentioned numerous times, we know that lots of different areas across the UK are in prolonged drought. In Northamptonshire we are experiencing prolonged dry weather, where the Northampton arm of the Grand Union Canal has had to be closed and in my constituency, Stoke Bruerne Lock is also closed. Obviously th…”

“Obviously the Government have large ambitions about house building that they are going to push, but that is going to be incredibly water-intensive. Whilst the water companies are saying, “Oh yes, we will be resilient in the future,” do you actually have confidence in that? What other measures do you think you need to b…”

“History is key in all these things. If we look back to the drought in 2022 and 2023, actually several water companies were apparently too slow to prepare applications for their drought permits and orders, and seemed to favour relying on emergency measures rather than actually that investing you were talking about. Do y…”

“We talk about the cost. The TaxPayers’ Alliance has concerns about the amounts we are calculating, because they will be dependent on inflation. The calculations do not take into account market values, so the £35 billion stated by the Government Actuary’s Department will actually be more like £47 billion.”

“From my proud support of the National Transition Event held annually at Silverstone in my constituency, I am aware of the work of Mission Community, a service charity tasked with the delivery of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs’ veterans industry engagement programme, which is designed to advocate for our veterans by w…”

“22. What steps he is taking to help support veterans into employment.”

“As a type 1 diabetic myself, I completely agree with what the hon. Member says. Exercise is an excellent way of moderating blood sugar levels, but it can also bring stresses and strains, as diabetics do worry about hypoglycaemia, which I am sure he will come to. I am a big fan of anything we can do to support people to…”

“T5. On 23 July, my constituent Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, a naturalised British citizen who is undergoing cancer treatment, was denied boarding her flight home to the UK from the US, a journey she has made numerous times without trouble. She was told to contact the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for an emerge…”

“10. What estimate she has made of the number of 16 to 24-year-olds receiving universal credit.”

“According to the Library, in my constituency, the claimant count among those aged 16 to 24 has risen by 46%; that is one of the largest percentage increases in the country. Conservative Members know that the Government have a moral duty not to let our young people learn that a life of benefits is the life for them, so …”

“T3. One of the main benefits of saving into a private pension is the tax relief that people get from the Government, which is one of the smartest ways to save for later life. Any move by this Government to cut pension tax relief will devastate savings rates and the adequacy of pension provisions. I would hope that the …”

“I find this very difficult because it is incredibly serious to get to this stage after 10 weeks—”

“—and then not be able to get your finances over the board. That is very unusual in this day and age.”

“Well, investment committee, but that is serious, and I do not think that is just politics alone, if I am being honest.”

“It was not paid for—”

“I am just trying to understand this. In terms of when KKR shared that information, on what basis or grounds did it share it? Because obviously it has incurred a huge financial cost.”

“But the creditors are actually given that information because of the loan structure and funding. There could be questions raised about the comfort that KKR could not get because the creditors ultimately wanted the bid.”

“You said that KKR shared information, so what information was shared? Was it ultimately its DD reports?”