Speeches by Stone.

“You will not normally hear me say this in this Committee, because normally we are trying to get people out of the Chamber and into Westminster Hall: I appreciate that you have put this together quickly, but given the gravitas of the subject and what it means, have you considered trying to scramble some more names and p…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for sharing a personal part of his life. I absolutely agree that that measure will help. It is the first step, but we need to go further. As I have said, knife crime is devastating. Although I agree that the Government can always do more, I will praise their Crime and Policing Bill for providing …”

“I want to point out one thing. I agree that stable families are incredibly important. I am from a single-parent family: my mum died when I was young and my dad worked. Youth clubs established by the then Labour council kept me on the right track and stopped me going into certain circles. One of my friends stabbed someo…”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I absolutely agree. I know that my hon. Friend is an active supporter of trying to reduce knife crime and has done fantastic work in her constituency. I am incredibly proud of what the Government are doing, but we need to do more. I want to give one more shout-out to Owen’s World for the fantastic work that it does and…”

“It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing the debate. Although we may not agree on how to fix knife crime, I believe everybody here cares and wants to sort out the issue. Knife crime is huge and devastating, with a massive impact—not just o…”

“Just a quick one: what is your definition of a small charitable faith school? What is small?”

“We are at a pivotal point in our defence procurement. Is the Minister engaging with allies like Morocco to use defence exports as a way to bolster trade relations?”

“18. What steps she is taking to increase levels of employment through the trailblazer programme to tackle economic activity.”

“I thank the Secretary of State for that response. A lot of disabled people in Swindon with long-term health conditions tell me that they want to get to work, but are just simply not given the opportunity. What are this Government doing to support those people to get dignified work?”

“Phlebotomists across the country play a vital role in our NHS. Will the Minister consider making the job role band 3 across the nation to ensure that everybody is paid fairly?”

“I thank the Minister for his response, and for our recent meeting. Given that we have had two fake bomb threats in Swindon, which have obviously had a negative impact on my schools, will he assess the current guidance so that we can learn lessons from what has happened in Swindon and improve that guidance for the futur…”

“16. What steps she is taking to increase security in schools against bomb threats.”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that Institutes of Technology can play a valuable role in setting forward the workforce, especially in defence, which the country needs, and will she join me in wishing Darran Marks the best in his next career endeavours?”

“This is an important debate. From a procedural perspective, the only way you can have this debate within six months of the last debate is if you attach a motion to it that we can vote on. It does not have to be a crazy one that will upset the Government. It could ask the Government to look into writing a review on x, y…”

“Is there?”

“I am happy to add my name to this. I think it is a really important discussion.”

“It begins, “That this House is concerned”. Okay, you have a motion, so you are fine—or you could change the title of the debate to make it more specific, but this is an important issue. I do not think we would vote on being “concerned”, would we?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the right hon. Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) for securing this debate. I know he is incredibly passionate and pretty knowledgeable about this subject. I also thank the Government for the AI opportunities action plan. I appreciate that there …”

“The hon. Member talks about the number of patients that GP practices have on their books. We have an ambitious plan for building more houses. Does he agree that we need to consider not just existing GP practices but funding the infrastructure for future practices, so that we have adequate services for people? There are…”