"It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I want to reassure you before I begin that I have notified the Members I will be mentioning today.
I begin by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for a really important …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"I appreciate the Chair’s reflection, thank you. I will simply say that it is nice for some Members of Parliament to see a safe and secure future, which I am sure many of our constituents would dearly love for themselves.
"This Government are committed to delivering a truly national civil service, one that lives and breathes the communities that we represent across the UK. We have exceeded our target, having relocated 23,000 roles from London, and are now committed to over 50% of the senior civil service and our fast …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for a really important question. I started my career as a civil servant, and I recommend that career to all young people; it is a truly brilliant career to start off in. We want those opportunities to be everywhere around the country, so we are …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"I am delighted to join my hon. Friend in welcoming the opening of the Ministry of Defence indoor testing facility in Swindon; it is great news. He is right that it is vital that the civil service opportunities that it provides are strategically located, partly through the relocation of roles, …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"The hon. Gentleman makes a really important point. We have to get the balance right. We have many fantastic civil servants embedded in their communities and delivering for them, which is great, but I am sure that he will agree with me on the importance of the opportunity that civil …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"Today I want to inform the House that the Manchester digital campus programme is progressing well following the formal approval of its outline business case.
This programme will change how Government works, bringing together Departments with a major digital focus on a new, purpose-built site in central Manchester. It supports …..." Anna Turley - View Speech
"I, for one, feel robbed of your contribution to this debate, Sir Roger; I think it would have been fascinating. It genuinely has been a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship and a privilege to listen to the debate. I have certainly learned a lot about historical precedents and other …..." Anna Turley - View Speech