Speeches by Osborne.

“Paragraph 1.14 of the Report indicates that the financial resilience of the organisations has significantly worsened since 2025. In addition, paragraph 1.16 indicates that strategic reserves have fallen in the period, and paragraph 2.8 identifies concerns about future costs. I suggest that the sector is showing you a y…”

“You described it as being in the beta stage. When do you expect it to be rolled out? If it is being used in a beta stage, what are you looking at in terms of the ratings, and how is each museum factored according to them? Which has appropriate risk appetite? Which has appropriate financial resilience? That sort of gran…”

“You described it as being in the beta stage. When do you expect it to be rolled out? If it is being used in a beta stage, what are you looking at in terms of the ratings, and how is each museum factored according to them? Which has appropriate risk appetite? Which has appropriate financial resilience? That sort of gran…”

“I am going to ask specifically about financial management skills and staffing within these organisations. I want to get your commentary on some bits of the Report. Paragraph 3.17 indicates that “financial management capability can contribute to breaches of financial controls.” I want to talk first about officers at boa…”

“To push back on that, you have just said that you are already supporting these teams very actively. Some organisations will have strong financial resilience internally, but some are already coming to you and borrowing members of your team. You mentioned that eight out of the 15 organisations had a change of chief finan…”

“The Minister cited Scotland as a good example within the United Kingdom. Scotland has seen a significant drop in the backlog of cases over the last several years, partly as a result of the system that she has explained. Does she think that the modelling within our country—some of the best practice we have seen in Scotl…”

“One could make that point about any organisation, including those that support the hon. Member’s argument: they are, broadly speaking, representative bodies and they cannot speak for everyone within the organisation. In that case, do we accept any representation from anyone, on the basis that one person in any organisa…”

“Q My question concerns the potential issue of judges being identified and targeted because they are dealing with cases at a high level. Clearly, in your situation, judges are dealing with high-level cases and sentences. Have you seen any evidence that judges are particularly targeted if they hand down higher sentences?…”

“Q To pick up on Paul’s point about over-listing and capacity, looking at the Bill from an operational perspective, what one aspect of it would you say would make a material difference in reducing the capacity problem you have identified—over-listing and overcapacity making it difficult with staffing numbers? Daniel Flu…”

“Q Thank you for your testimony so far and for your bravery. Morwenna, you mentioned that you waited two and a half years before your court date. My apologies for going into the detail, but can you go through the stresses and strains of that wait and its impacts on your life and possibly on other victims as well? Morwen…”

“Q My question concerns appeals. I am looking to see whether there is synergy here. Across your regions, 1% of cases that come from magistrates are appealed, so, accepting that the magistrates system is working, why do you not accept the principle of extending magistrates’ sentencing powers—as we have done in the past f…”

“Medway Maritime hospital in my constituency is benefiting from a £25.9 million investment to introduce heat pumps and other measures. Does the Minister agree that we could invest in public sector provision to reduce bills in schools, hospitals and other buildings across the country?”

“I welcome the Minister to her new position and thank her predecessors for all the excellent work that they did in getting this legislation through Committee and in their representations in the House of Lords. As has rightly been said by Members across this Chamber, this is a seminal piece of legislation that puts Brita…”

“First, I pay tribute to all the hon. Members across the Chamber who have contributed to the debate with their life experiences, from barristers and prosecutors to criminal justice experts, as well as the powerful victim testimony we have heard. I welcome to the Gallery those victims who have put themselves forward and …”

“It is welcome that the Secretary of State opened the London stock exchange this morning, just after St David’s day and at the opening of Wales Week. Is this not a vindication of the two Labour Governments in Wales and Westminster working in partnership? In my constituency of Chatham and Aylesford, and across the countr…”

“8. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) for his passionate speech. Chatham has a proud maritime history and connection with the oceans, as well as the beautiful chalk streams of the escarpment that flow into the River…”

“I could not agree more. I am proud that chalk streams are part of the portfolio that we are looking at to safeguard our natural world. However, as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the ocean, my focus is on a different ecosystem—one that is no less important than our terrestrial ecosystems. I want to ask t…”

“I have one or two points on some of those lessons, but I am happy to hear the wider overview first.”

“I will ask some questions about the lessons for the Bank’s wider programmes. I will reflect on some of the lessons of this project and where we are going in future, in the light of some of the NAO Report. Broadly, paragraph 3.14 talks about “19 high-level lessons from the Programme that could be applied more widely to …”