Yvonne Fovargue: Last week, I visited Zeelandia UK. Besides showing me its range of products, I had a Zoom call with the managing director of that company’s Ukrainian factory, who set up “Bake for Ukraine”, a project that helps bring fresh bread to local people by sending decommissioned commercial bakery equipment from the UK, which is converted and given to small bakeries in local villages. Tesco...
Yvonne Fovargue: There are things to welcome in the Budget when it comes to helping people struggling with hardship and debt, but they are more about tinkering than about providing solutions to the underlying problems. I welcome the extension to the household support fund, which is distributed by local councils and is a crucial lifeline for desperate families, but it is only for six months. That is wholly...
Yvonne Fovargue: I will call George Eustice to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as per the convention of the 30-minute debate.
Yvonne Fovargue: Yes
Yvonne Fovargue: Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in this debate. I will be imposing an informal time limit of five minutes on speeches, and interventions should be short.
Yvonne Fovargue: I intend to call the Front Benchers at 5.33 pm. I now call Wera Hobhouse.
Yvonne Fovargue: The debate must conclude by 4.55 pm.
Yvonne Fovargue: Order. I remind Members that they need to bob if they wish to be called.
Yvonne Fovargue: Order. The sitting is suspended for a Division in the House. Sitting suspended for a Division in the House. On resuming—
Yvonne Fovargue: Will the hon. Member give way?
Yvonne Fovargue: I will move to the wind-ups at 5.9 pm.
Yvonne Fovargue: I will call Janet Daby to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention in 30-minute debates.
Yvonne Fovargue: I call John McDonnell.
Yvonne Fovargue: This cost of living crisis is “unlike anything we’ve seen”. Those are the words of Citizens Advice, which is truly on the frontline when it comes to the real bread-and-butter problems people face. We know that the rising cost of essentials impacts those on the lowest incomes the most. I used to talk about bumps in the road—unexpected life events that derail people, such as job loss or...
Yvonne Fovargue: I call Kirsten Oswald. I apologise: I did not see you, Mr Shannon. I call Jim Shannon.
Yvonne Fovargue: I will call Siobhain McDonagh to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.
Yvonne Fovargue: Order. If the hon. Member wishes to speak, did he obtain the permission of the Member in charge and the Minister prior to the debate?
Yvonne Fovargue: I remind hon. Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I call Samantha Dixon.
Yvonne Fovargue: I shall move to wind-ups from the Opposition spokespeople at about 3.30 pm.
Yvonne Fovargue: I will call Mr Philip Hollobone to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention in 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.