Speeches by Arthur.

“Will the Minister give way?”

“I thank the Home Secretary for her statement and pay tribute to everyone who helped defeat the attack last week. I also pay tribute to the Home Secretary for the leadership she has shown so early in post, which has been fantastic. In an earlier reply, she lamented the decline in interfaith work across the UK. In Edinbu…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement and for introducing some facts to the debate—I can see that some alternative realities have come crashing down. I want to focus on the future and the Minister’s commitment to protecting democratic life in the UK, particularly through the cyber-security measures. He knows that this…”

“The hon. Member is speaking with great authority from her experience as a magistrate, but she criticises the Bill for having no concrete plans to expand prison capacity. Could she talk about her party’s plans to increase prison capacity, how much they would cost and when that capacity would come on line?”

“I am passionate about ensuring that single parents can enter the workforce, and a big barrier to that is childcare. When thinking about which amendments the hon. Member will support, has she discussed the matter with any organisations representing single parents? Forty-eight hours does not seem like a lot of time.”

“Does the hon. Lady agree that the best protection against unfair dismissal is trade union membership?”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. I think we have a duty—all democracies have a duty—to protect democracy from its enemies. I do not doubt that our allies face exactly the same challenges, so I would be interested to know what discussions we have had with our allies about this very challenge. The Minister mention…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. I do pray that one day he will come to the Dispatch Box with good news for us, to be frank. In my surgery at Oxgangs library on Saturday, a UK-Palestinian woman came to see me. She brought date cookies, which had been freshly made by her mother. I had hoped to save one for you, M…”

“I thank the shadow Minister for the way in which he is approaching the debate. Local authorities all over England are letting contracts every single day, and all manner of contracts could go wrong. What is peculiar about this power that means there is a risk of bankruptcy?”

“I agree with those Members who have raised concerns about the impact that this cyber-attack might have on jobs. It also has an impact on our reputation as a country when two iconic brands basically have to go offline. I do not expect that this will be the last attack on either a retailer or an automotive company, but t…”

“It is a delight to serve under you today, Mr Pritchard. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for introducing the petition, and I thank all my constituents who signed it. I make my comments in the context of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I acknowledge the nee…”

“Ali, you were talking about the targets in France for tripling carpooling. That is a great target, but I want reassurance. They could meet that target by dragging people out of buses, or off the footpaths, and putting them in cars. Is it part of a wider policy to reduce car use, car miles, and also hopefully increase p…”

“James, earlier you were speaking about how you get a club set up in a local authority and so on, and you talked about some of the detail around the exemptions from paying parking permits. What is the ideal scenario for you to set up in a town? Are you looking for an exclusive deal? Is that how it works? You talked abou…”

“Do you think the argument has already been made and people are benefiting?”

“Just on the charge, though.”

“It is actually a real challenge, because one version of the future is that far fewer of us will own cars but we will have more ready access to car clubs day to day. However, as a country, we seem not to be moving towards that. I think that a lot of people like the idea of owning a car, and I get that, but for a lot of …”

“Is this purely a business issue, rather than an issue that your customers might be concerned about? They will not be put off by using your service when they—”

“Your growth has already halted in EVs, yes.”

“James, sticking with London, the number of EVs in your fleet is dropping. In December I think there will no longer be an exemption for EVs with respect to the congestion charge, so what does that mean for you as a business? What does it mean for your customers once you drop out of that exemption?”

“What would you like to see happen? Is there anything else that can be done other than just continuing the exemption, anything else that would help you through this transition?”