Speeches by Green.

“Thank you. Sorry, Aneen, I think I cut across you as you were trying to say something.”

“What is preventing that from happening at the moment?”

“Forgive me, but on operational independence it seems from the Report that, with a little bit of knowledge, I could fall through the cracks and get away with something that is costing taxpayers a lot of money. Are you confident that will not be the case going forward?”

“How long has it been in place?”

“Do you mind me asking how new that is? Is it already in place?”

“What change would you request to help you to achieve more criminal outcomes? You mentioned that there are seven dedicated staff; is that an area you would request more investment in? The permanent secretary said a great deal about technology earlier, but you talked specifically about the seven team members. Would somet…”

“My question is for Aneen and Simon. The permanent secretary, in his answer to Catherine, said that the Department has a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and economic crime. I am curious to understand why so few investigations result in criminal action or service justice action or, indeed, moneys recovered.”

“Forgive me, but how big is the team we are talking about?”

“With those replans in mind, what was the biggest change to your approach or mindset that you had to make in order to get this programme delivered?”

“Is there anything that either of you wants to add to any of that?”

“Isn’t that the opposite of scope creep? You literally just took stuff out.”

“You have mentioned the replans a few times, and I am keen to learn more about that. Could you explain to the Committee why there needed to be four replans?”

“That is really helpful.”

“15. What steps he plans to take to ensure that new housing developments have adequate access to infrastructure.”

“I am keen to hear what work the Department has under way to ensure that necessary infrastructure is in place. The cumulative effect of lots of smaller developments on the sewerage system and GP provision is the same as the effect of one large development. That is a live issue in Buckinghamshire, where we do not yet hav…”

“A parent has been in touch with me about the rising cost of rail travel for her daughter. Despite holding a railcard, the cost of her weekly travel to college increased overnight from £27.80 to over £40. She is worried that this will affect her daughter’s ability to attend college, as she may no longer be able to trave…”

“5. What steps she is taking to help improve the affordability of rail fares for passengers.”

“I do agree, and I thank the hon. Member for raising it. I know that many colleagues present have been championing this cause for years. There is a string of parliamentary questions going back to the launch of the report two years ago, asking for progress updates. The Patient Safety Commissioner herself used her statuto…”

“In his November letter to the Patient Safety Commissioner to which the Minister referred, the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Glasgow South West (Dr Ahmed), states in reference to redress: “Additional information is still required on the practicalities of further action on this …”

“I do agree with my hon. Friend and thank him for his intervention.”