Speeches by Darling.

“I welcome the Government’s acceptance of a finding from the Liz Sayce review of carer’s allowance overpayments in respect of the underuse of waivers, given that the households concerned are often the most vulnerable in society. Has a review of the use of waivers been undertaken, and what changes have been made for fron…”

“In deprived coastal communities such as Torbay, the NHS and the Department for Work and Pensions can make up a significant part of the job offer, including entry-level jobs for young people. It was therefore disturbing to hear last week that almost 5,500 jobs could be moved or be at risk of redundancy across the United…”

“On the trailblazers programme, bearing in mind the number of different programmes that there are as part of the youth guarantee, are you able to unpack some learnings from your trip to the Netherlands a little more?”

“I had imagined we would be out of time, so I am fine.”

“I suggest that you use LEETs instead of NEETs—as in “looking for” rather than “not in”—because that is a more positive term, if you do not like the term NEET. I suggest that you have described a bit of a quest that you are on. Although you are not literally looking for the holy grail, or one ring to rule them all, how …”

“How do you see the balance between people’s expectations of the state pension and where it should be for them, and private pension allowances? Do you have any reflections or core principles on that?”

“My line of questioning is directed first to the permanent secretary. In a statement you said that 71% of claimants feel that they are treated with respect. That means that almost 30% do not feel that way. Are you comfortable with that? Equally, what tangible plans and evidence do you have to say that you are trying to …”

“One of the tools that people in large organisations can use to get under the skin of challenges for people is a degree of professional curiosity. How do you foster that in the organisation? Do you have any training around professional curiosity?”

“Would you support the basic adequacy standards for low earners? That feels to me a very big nut to crack, but are there any others to crack? One that leaps to my mind is that women are often left behind because of caring commitments, and their ability to save into pensions is significantly hampered as a result.”

“I am also very much alive to the Liz Sayce review. She identified that sometimes when things go wrong, managers then manage down a sense of not having to worry to the people operating the system. This goes back to what you have been talking about so far—culture. How do you develop more of an aviation culture, where whe…”

“Thank you very much for attending, Secretary of State. In respect of the second Pensions Commission, is pensions adequacy the next stage? What are your reflections on that?”

“8. If he will make it his policy to retain Healthwatch.”

“The abolition of Healthwatch will see the NHS and the Government effectively marking their own homework. Can the Minister please give some assurances about how the Government will ensure that the voice of those with learning disabilities, complex needs and dementia is heard?”

“The abolition of Healthwatch will see the NHS and the Government effectively marking their own homework. Can the Minister please give some assurances about how the Government will ensure that the voice of those with learning disabilities, complex needs and dementia is heard?”

“Anyone else?”

“How can the Government build trust around this strategy, both for the delivery and the future monitoring and development of it?”

“You have talked about a cross-Departmental approach, but in my personal experience of trying to support care-experienced youngsters, it is about how you get the whole of the community to support cared-for kids. Where could this strategy could go further as far as trying to get the whole of communities to support care-e…”

“So where would you say the greater levers should be at play in the strategy?”

“I thank you all for coming today and for all the incredible work that your organisations do. My question is for Lynn from Barnado’s. Can you reflect on the strategy and whether it goes far enough for care-experienced youngsters? Some thoughts on that would be really helpful, and then I have a follow-up question.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on obtaining this important and illuminating debate. I look forward to the Minister’s comments. I was heartened that a number of Members said that transport was significant for our coastal…”