Speeches by Rutland.

“6. What assessment the Church of England has made of the potential impact of church leaders on community relations.”

“Q1. Last week I visited Rayner, a world-leading provider of cataract solutions based in Worthing, a winner of this year’s King’s Award for Enterprise for innovation, and a fantastic employer of local apprentices. I welcome the Government’s ambition to get two thirds of our young people into an apprenticeship, further e…”

“Q1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15 October.”

“The only way to solve the housing crisis is, as my right hon. Friend so articulately puts it, to “build, baby, build”. In my constituency of East Worthing and Shoreham, the median wage is £37,000, but the median house price has soared to more than 10 times that. What will the Government do to ensure that social and aff…”

“22. What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes.”

“My constituents who use the A259 coast road are being deprived the choice of safe and sustainable travel to Brighton, as Conservative-run West Sussex county council has dragged its feet for more than three decades on delivering a cycle path. What can the Government do to help me and Shoreham-By-Cycle to push for that m…”

“Q5. This Labour Government are getting our NHS back on its feet; there are 20,000 fewer patients on waiting lists at my local trust since the election, but there is still more to do, including making it easier to see a GP. Will the Prime Minister set out how the Government will give my constituents in East Worthing and…”

“Tim, on the topic of income, what are you doing to address the continuing decline in the number of people paying for a TV licence?”

“On that, it was reported that the Foreign Office asked the BBC to model a World Service budget that would be flat cash over the next three years as part of the spending review. What impact would that have on the World Service’s work to counter hostile propaganda?”

“On a similar topic, and perhaps more urgently, we anticipate that a decision on funding for the World Service will be made by the Foreign Office in the coming weeks. Do you anticipate that the Foreign Office will meet your ask for a funding increase from around £137 million to around £200 million a year?”

“Finally on this, I think evasion rates have risen from just under 7% to 12.5% over the last five or six years. That is about an 80% increase. What is being done, Tim, to make sure that Capita is providing good value for money when collecting the licence fee?”

“I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the BBC and a recipient of hospitality. Dr Shah, Peter Bazalgette, one of the creative sector plan’s authors, told us that the Government’s first priority should be sorting out the funding of a healthy BBC. Are you persuaded that that is high up th…”

“It is fantastic to hear about all those positives. Where has the opposition come from?”

“Good morning. Before the summer, we finished our inquiry into community and school sport, which focused on organised, structured play and exercise. What does free outdoor play offer to children? Perhaps Ingrid first.”

“Thank you. I grew up on an unadopted road that was in pretty poor condition, so no vehicles used it as a cut-through, which was great for playing out on the street. We made friends with our neighbours’ children, and we could play on the street every day after school and weekends, but I know that that is happening less …”

“Fantastic. Does anyone else want to come in on that point specifically, or has that been quite comprehensive?”

“Good morning. Before the summer, we finished our inquiry into community and school sport, which focused on organised, structured play and exercise. What does free outdoor play offer to children? Perhaps Ingrid first.”

“It is fantastic to hear about all those positives. Where has the opposition come from?”

“Fantastic. Does anyone else want to come in on that point specifically, or has that been quite comprehensive?”

“Thank you. I grew up on an unadopted road that was in pretty poor condition, so no vehicles used it as a cut-through, which was great for playing out on the street. We made friends with our neighbours’ children, and we could play on the street every day after school and weekends, but I know that that is happening less …”