Speeches by Green.

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

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

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

“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?”

“You have the same person throughout the process.”

“That is really helpful; thank you.”

“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…”

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

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

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

“You are trying not to restrict yourselves.”

“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.”

“What progress have you made with the national housing development fund, which was launched at the end of March? It was only a short while ago, but I am sure you have progress that you want to report.”

“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.”

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

“How much of the £21 billion will be available for new unlocking land investments?”

“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…”

“That is really helpful; thank you, Cathy. Alison, you mentioned the 10 strategic place partnerships. Have I understood that they are very specifically connected to mayoral strategic authorities?”

“Do you mind sharing a bit more about them?”

“Just to be very selfish for a second, I represent a constituency in Buckinghamshire, which is a unitary authority, not a strategic mayoral authority. How will places that are not part of strategic mayoral authorities benefit from the fund we are talking about?”