Speeches by Green.

“Q8. Yesterday, at an event here in Parliament, I spoke to women whose children suffered avoidable harm after they continued taking the epilepsy drug sodium valproate during pregnancy. Doctors knew the risks and patients were not informed, and that has had devastating consequences. I am sure that the Prime Minister woul…”

“Not only are small businesses facing increasing energy bills, but they are dealing with prohibitive costs in connecting to the grid when they want to expand. These businesses want to grow, invest and create jobs, and we should be helping them, so what is the Department doing to bring down the cost of grid connection an…”

“Not only are small businesses facing increasing energy bills, but they are dealing with prohibitive costs in connecting to the grid when they want to expand. These businesses want to grow, invest and create jobs, and we should be helping them, so what is the Department doing to bring down the cost of grid connection an…”

“20. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing further support to businesses with the cost of energy.”

“20. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of providing further support to businesses with the cost of energy.”

“That is really helpful; thank you.”

“You have the same person throughout the process.”

“That is really helpful. Thank you very much.”

“That is really helpful; thank you. May I ask you the same question, Sir Alan?”

“Shaila, may I turn to you and ask what lessons has your work identified about the operation and administration of compensation schemes?”

“That is really helpful; thank you very much.”

“Thank you very much. Let me stick with you, Kate. How transparent are the various schemes, whether they are compensation schemes or otherwise, about the claims process and the likely level of compensation that an individual may receive?”

“I was going to ask you to follow up on the evidence point. Can I ask you to keep talking, basically?”

“I would like to go back to the conversation that we have already had about support for claimants. I want to get on the record what all four of you think about the extent to which those making a claim are getting sufficient support, because it sounds as if they are sourcing it from different places and sometimes dipping…”

“May I ask you the same question, Reverend Clive, about the process and how transparent the likely level of compensation is?”

“I would like to follow up on your observation around local authorities’ maturity and ability to deliver projects. We have local authority restructures and new mayoral authorities on the horizon. I am keen to understand the panel’s confidence in the capacity of new local Government structures to deliver projects, and wh…”

“Understood. It sounds like money has already been unlocked and has already started flowing. Have I understood that correctly? Amy Rees indicated assent. Dame Sarah Healey indicated assent.”

“I would like to turn to how you are prioritising locations to maximise the impact of the national housing delivery fund—I keep getting the acronym wrong.”

“You are trying not to restrict yourselves.”

“How are you prioritising where to invest that money?”