Speeches by Hall.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. In Warrington South, I have been working closely with grassroots sports clubs like Cromwell Athletic, Crosfields and Bank Quay Bulls, and people like Ste and Bob: volunteers who give their time week in, week out, not for recognition, but because they care about …”

“As chair of the inclusion and nurture in education all-party group, I welcome the Northern Ireland Department of Education’s independent research showing that nurture provision delivers measurable improvements in pupils’ behaviour, attendance and attainment. What discussions are being had to share this good practice in…”

“5. What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on education.”

“I am going to carry on because of time. I have spoken to highly skilled public sector workers who are being told that their day job is somehow not contribution enough. I have heard from researchers and lecturers who are strengthening our universities and innovation base, yet are falling short of blunt thresholds. To be…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I will speak for my constituents who did exactly what this country asked of them. They came here legally, they worked hard, they paid their taxes and they built lives on the clear understanding that after five years they could settle. Now, part-way through that…”

“I welcome the statement and the progress that it represents, and I put on record my thanks to the National Leasehold Campaign, which has spent many years campaigning tirelessly on behalf of existing leaseholders, who have been trapped in an unfair and archaic system. For the benefit of Warrington South leaseholders who…”

“Thank you, Ms Vaz, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. Too many people in Warrington South are being failed by the system that is meant to help them. Demand for ADHD assessments has risen sharply, with waits of up to six years. As someone whose ADHD was diagnosed when I was an adult, I know at first hand ho…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. When I come to Parliament, I try to bring my constituents with me—not just their names on a petition, but their views, experiences and the reality of life on their streets. In shaping my contribution to this debate, I asked constituents to share their though…”

“I agree, and I think this needs to be considered in the round. If regulations are put in place, funding will absolutely be needed to fill the gap. For too many people, fireworks no longer mean celebration; they mean disruption and nights without sleep. This debate is not about banning joy; it is about listening careful…”

“I have read quite a lot about workforce shortages. Is there a plan for tackling some of this to make sure you have the right people in place to do the jobs?”

“Obviously, there is a lot of variation at the moment. Does having one set of guidance, which they all adhere to—”

“It is also important to have one set of guidance that everybody follows.”

“Given the challenges that this is going to bring, are you confident that ICBs have that knowledge? It is not just a question of funding, is it? It is things like the way in which services are currently organised and, as you said, the co-ordination that maybe is not happening, or the communication so that families know …”

“You can have those honest conversations.”

“Good afternoon. I want to look at the number of people who are dying in hospitals at the moment. We know that the demand for palliative and end-of-life care in community settings is increasing. What is being done to reduce the number of people dying in hospitals, and to support the greater number of people who wish to …”

“Do you agree that, at the moment, there seems to be a lack of oversight? Do you think it is important to have that national accountability, which does not really exist, to ensure equitable access?”

“Would you say that you are aware of where the gaps in provision are at the moment?”

“Going back to the data, which I know we will expand on later, there is a need to improve data collection and understanding, because we have a limited idea of activity, equality and spending in community services more broadly. We talk about that statutory service or provision, but how do we know that people are getting …”

“I want to ask a question about inequality of access to palliative and end-of-life care. We know that there are significant inequalities in access, based on geography, conditions or just the affluence or deprivation of an area and whether there is a charitable hospice that is able to raise the funds needed for it to exi…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered neurodiversity in the workplace. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. Neurodiversity is still too often misunderstood, overlooked or treated as a marginal issue, when in reality it affects millions of people across our workforce, across every sector and…”