Speeches by Stone.

“Just the one. You are slightly short on Opposition Members.”

“You only have one Lib Dem. Who is your second?”

“I thank the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Luke Taylor) for bringing forward this debate. I am a little surprised that there are only 10 things he hates about Thames Water; my list is significantly longer. It is a really important debate. I wanted to come into it with a balanced view, and not just slate Thames Water…”

“Thank you for bringing it forward. It is really important.”

“This is really important, so thank you for bringing it forward. It is not a criticism, but I think you put forward the debate about men’s mental health, for which we had a shameful turnout. What are you going to do differently to ensure all these people do show up to this debate? I know that it was not your fault.”

“I thank the hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for his thoughtful contribution. I put on the record my thanks to my local Royal British Legion branch in Lower Stratton, and to Pallbearer Jeff, who is an amazing guy. I want to talk about why the Royal British Legion is important, as opposed to what it does…”

“12. What steps she is taking to support the proposed railway line between Swindon and Oxford.”

“Over the past decade, we have seen uncertainty in the rail sector. Will the Minister please reassure me that she will be taking decisions differently, to focus on delivery, especially on links such as Swindon to Oxford?”

“When is the review set to take place? Presumably you want to have the debate beforehand, so you can feed into it.”

“It will not be beforehand, then, but as close to the review as possible.”

“It might be worth going for Westminster Hall in that case, because we could guarantee you a slot and we could guarantee you a longer slot as well, because you could take two sessions. That is just something for you to consider for yourself.”

“Just to clarify, is there a timeframe in which you want this debate to happen so that MPs can have the chance to feed into the report? When is that?”

“1. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in levels of disability living allowance cases that have been incorrectly reduced to a lower rate without an explanation.”

“Will the Minister please outline how this Government will support young disabled people to have a positive engagement with the benefit system alongside work?”

“8. What recent progress she has made on determining the future of the institutes of technology.”

“I thank the Minister for her response. Would she consider meeting me so that we can work together on growing IOTs like Swindon, especially given their degree-awarding powers?”

“I think it is a really important debate, but has anything in your approach to this debate changed since the “Commonhold” White Paper came out? Obviously, that is going to answer a lot of the issues, and is quite linked to this.”

“Don't feel like you are being bullied into putting a motion in there.”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba) for bringing forward this debate. When people think of Swindon North they do not necessarily think of market towns, but my constituency happens to have one of the most beautiful market towns in the country. Some people call it “the gateway to t…”

“It is addressing some of the historical issues as well, but yes.”