0:00:11 > 0:00:14I shall first call Mrs Caroline Spelman to move and then
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Dr Philip Lee to second the address.
0:00:17 > 0:00:27Mrs Caroline Spelman.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32I beg to move that the humble address be presented to Her Majesty
0:00:32 > 0:00:39as followed, most gracious sovereign, we your Majesty 's masjid
0:00:39 > 0:00:45as followed, most gracious sovereign, we your Majesty's
0:00:45 > 0:00:48most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom
0:00:48 > 0:00:50and Great Britain and Northern Ireland beg leave
0:00:50 > 0:00:52to offer our humble thanks to your Majesty for the gracious
0:00:52 > 0:00:54speech which your Majesty has addressed to both
0:00:54 > 0:00:55Houses of Parliament.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58It's an honour to be asked to propose the Queen's
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Speech, especially in Her Majesty 's 90th year.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02When I was asked to see the Chief Whip my first thought
0:01:03 > 0:01:04however was what have I done?
0:01:04 > 0:01:10The relief in discovering it was for a good reason
0:01:10 > 0:01:13was followed almost immediately by the angst of how to do it well.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16So I looked carefully at how the Right Honourable member
0:01:16 > 0:01:22for Chelmsford tackled it last year.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26I know, Mr Speaker, that unfortunately he cannot be
0:01:26 > 0:01:28with us today as he has to attend the funeral.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31But we all know no of his unswerving admiration for Hillary Clinton.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33We have shared with him the anxieties of the primaries.
0:01:33 > 0:01:43So I put all colleagues on alert that if you are standing next to him
0:01:43 > 0:01:46when the news of the presidential election comes through be prepared
0:01:46 > 0:01:47to provide moral support, whichever way it goes,
0:01:47 > 0:01:57but especially should Hillary Clinton be Trumped.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Can I stay to my constituents how grateful I am to them
0:02:02 > 0:02:03for electing me to Parliament.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06I am always proud to represent them.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09A lot has changed since my first day here 19 years ago.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13I was often the only woman in meetings.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18I was one of very few women around a Cabinet table with
0:02:18 > 0:02:20school-aged children.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22This could prove awkward, such as the Shadow Cabinet meeting
0:02:22 > 0:02:26interrupted by the news that one of my sons had fallen off
0:02:26 > 0:02:30a drainpipe at school.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35In 1997 only 18% of MPs were women.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38This has now risen to a total of almost 30%, not yet
0:02:38 > 0:02:42parity but we are heading in the right direction.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47It has also been a great privilege to help mentor newcomers
0:02:47 > 0:02:50and in return I have been especially grateful for the mentoring
0:02:50 > 0:02:53of Baroness Shepherd down the years.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Now the chamber looks more like the electorate at large.
0:02:55 > 0:03:00Better decisions are made.
0:03:00 > 0:03:07On all sides.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Better decisions are made, Mr Speaker, when those who make
0:03:10 > 0:03:11them are more diverse.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15For example when assessing the priorities for public transport
0:03:15 > 0:03:23men rate reliability and cost as the most important factors.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25But women put something else first, their personal safety.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Put these perspectives together and a better outcome is achieved.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31I hope by now the nearly new members are beginning to make friends
0:03:31 > 0:03:33in all parties and discover that they can have allies
0:03:33 > 0:03:36across the floor.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38The work of Parliament is often enhanced by the friendships that
0:03:38 > 0:03:41transcend party lines.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46When I was party chairman the Right Honourable member
0:03:46 > 0:03:51for Birkenhead asked me to organise a debate with him on the subject
0:03:51 > 0:03:54of dying well, as we each had a parent with a poor experience
0:03:54 > 0:03:55of this in hospital.
0:03:55 > 0:04:03The whips did not bat an eyelid.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06The only objection was to the title, dying was considered far too
0:04:06 > 0:04:12controversial, we had to call it end of life care.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15I also work with the Right Honourable Gentleman on the modern
0:04:15 > 0:04:17day slavery Bill as we both served on the joint committee
0:04:17 > 0:04:18of both houses.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21If ever there was an outstanding example of cross-party approach
0:04:21 > 0:04:23to tackling a terrible injustice this is it.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25The Home Secretary deserves the credit for securing a piece
0:04:25 > 0:04:31of landmark legislation which is a world first in this area.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34The legal expertise of Baroness Butler-Sloss forced us
0:04:34 > 0:04:39all to think very hard how to get this absolutely right.
0:04:39 > 0:04:48And I felt it was my red letter day when the noble lady uttered
0:04:48 > 0:04:51those magic words to me, "I think the Right
0:04:51 > 0:04:54"Honourable Lady has a point."
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I have been any cross-party prayer Fellowship all the time I have been
0:04:57 > 0:05:07here which consists of two consecutive sectors,
0:05:08 > 0:05:10two Labour, one Liberal and one Democratic Unionist.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11You could not do this better by proportional
0:05:11 > 0:05:12representation if you tried.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15We met up with our families and my children were initially
0:05:15 > 0:05:18perplexed by the fraternisation until I explained that it is like
0:05:18 > 0:05:20with your friends support Aston Villa and you support Coventry
0:05:20 > 0:05:24and you think he is misguided but you are still friends.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Mr Speaker, we will shortly face a big decision about our membership
0:05:27 > 0:05:32of the EU and whichever way the vote goes we will need
0:05:32 > 0:05:38to ensure good relations with our neighbours moving forward.
0:05:38 > 0:05:43So can I commend to the house the recent concert by the Parliament
0:05:43 > 0:05:53choir in Paris to show our solidarity with the people
0:05:53 > 0:05:55of France after the terrorist attacks last year.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57There are often opportunities for soft diplomacy and
0:05:57 > 0:05:58we should take them.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01The member for Harwich and North Essex and I may not see
0:06:01 > 0:06:05eye to eye on Europe but his rich baritone and my alto voice have
0:06:05 > 0:06:15produced a delightful harmony.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17I welcome the clear references to the life chances and gender
0:06:17 > 0:06:21in the gracious speech and I am pleased this is to be a key theme
0:06:21 > 0:06:22in the year ahead.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24The Right Honourable member for Chingford and Woodford Green
0:06:24 > 0:06:26pioneered this approach and the new Secretary of State has
0:06:26 > 0:06:29the life experience and the ability to drive it forward.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32My constituency has a council estate of almost 40,000 people.
0:06:32 > 0:06:41I have seen how the life chances of my constituents have improved
0:06:41 > 0:06:45through the regeneration of housing and schools by Solihull Council.
0:06:45 > 0:06:52I took a minister on our visit there recently and two tenants
0:06:52 > 0:06:55emerged from one of our 37 refurbished tower blocks
0:06:55 > 0:07:02expressing their delight that their energy bills had
0:07:02 > 0:07:04been halfed as a result of the new energy-saving features.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08The minister turned to me and asked how much I paid them to say that.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Buildings can be regenerated but it's the life chances
0:07:10 > 0:07:13of the human beings within them which makes the difference.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15I am delighted so many young people are getting apprenticeships
0:07:15 > 0:07:17including many young women as engineers in the great tradition
0:07:17 > 0:07:22of those women who built Spitfires in the last world war.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25All of this is made possible because of the Renaissance
0:07:25 > 0:07:29in manufacturing and economic recovery we have seen.
0:07:29 > 0:07:36Parts of my constituency are rural and despite being at the very centre
0:07:36 > 0:07:39of England and we have mobile and broadband not spots.
0:07:39 > 0:07:49I am glad effort is being made to juice the digital divide.
0:07:49 > 0:07:53Can I remind the government of the offer of church
0:07:53 > 0:07:55spires and towers to help crack this problem.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58They may bring us closer to God but a proper signal can feel
0:07:58 > 0:08:00like heaven on earth to those...
0:08:00 > 0:08:09Prison reform is well overdue and we know that reoffending can
0:08:09 > 0:08:11beat dramatically cut with the right kind of help.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13The Justice Secretary and the Education Secretary know how
0:08:13 > 0:08:16important it is to improve the life chances of schoolchildren as far
0:08:16 > 0:08:18too many prison inmates are unable to read or write.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I am glad the Justice Secretary is using his reforming zeal to give
0:08:21 > 0:08:25prisoners a better chance to turn our lives around.
0:08:25 > 0:08:35I have witnessed first hand how this can be achieved.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I set up a charity called Welcome to tackle drug and alcohol abuse,
0:08:38 > 0:08:40to get people free of addiction and into work.
0:08:40 > 0:08:43We started with one employee in a community hall and now
0:08:43 > 0:08:48employ over 20.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51We do the triage for the NHS in our borough of 200,000 people.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Some of the best advocates are our volunteers who have
0:08:54 > 0:08:56achieved this themselves and are role models for others.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Members on all side of the house have sought to help the vulnerable.
0:08:59 > 0:09:03On entering politics it was my personal resolution
0:09:03 > 0:09:06to speak for those who were unable to speak for themselves.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Few people in our country are more vulnerable
0:09:08 > 0:09:13than a child leaving care.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The state has not often proved a great parent and knowing how hard
0:09:16 > 0:09:19it is to be a parent we should not be surprised.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22But I take my hat off in particular to those who adopt.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26We need more parents to come forward to foster and adopt so I welcome
0:09:26 > 0:09:34the government's intention to speed up adoption.
0:09:34 > 0:09:41This was the objective of my Private Member's Bill on the subject
0:09:41 > 0:09:44but still children can be left to one in care and the damage
0:09:44 > 0:09:46can be irreparable.
0:09:46 > 0:09:52Let's keep it going until a young adult is fully fledged,
0:09:52 > 0:09:5418 be the notional age of adulthood but based
0:09:54 > 0:09:57on my experience it takes a good few more years of parental support
0:09:57 > 0:10:07before their wings can take life 's turbulence.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10New measures are needed to prevent sections
0:10:10 > 0:10:12of society feeling alientated
0:10:12 > 0:10:16but I appeal to the government not to take a hammer to crack a nut.
0:10:16 > 0:10:18I have high expectations of the new Mayor of London,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21who is not only an excellent cricketer as the Lords and Commons
0:10:21 > 0:10:23cricket team will testify, uniquely well-placed to help.
0:10:23 > 0:10:24Good luck, Sadiq.
0:10:24 > 0:10:25No pressure.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Let me return to my theme of making friends across the house.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Over the years there has been a good few members who I have sought
0:10:31 > 0:10:32to encourage after experiencing setbacks
0:10:32 > 0:10:33in their parliamentary careers.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36My key piece of advice has been don't give up,
0:10:36 > 0:10:39get stuck back in and fight for the causes you know and care
0:10:39 > 0:10:49about and this house will ultimately respect you for it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53Can I say here, a heartfelt thank you for the way the house has
0:10:53 > 0:10:56helped me rediscover the fulfilment of being an elected member of this
0:10:56 > 0:10:57mother of all parliaments.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00As long as you have the chance to make a difference,
0:11:00 > 0:11:02there is no such thing as having had your day.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04We are elected to change things for the better,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07to take up issues which confront us.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09So, seize the day.
0:11:09 > 0:11:16I commend this notion to the house.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21Dr Philip Lee.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Thank you, Mr Speaker.
0:11:25 > 0:11:30It is a privilege to second the great speech and I am honoured
0:11:30 > 0:11:33to be following my right honourable friend, the member
0:11:33 > 0:11:34for Meriden this afternoon.
0:11:34 > 0:11:39This is not the first time I have done so.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Because among her many achievements, one of her proudest must
0:11:41 > 0:11:43be that she is captain of the Parliamentary ski team
0:11:44 > 0:11:47of which I am a junior member.
0:11:47 > 0:11:51In that role she has responsibility for leading
0:11:51 > 0:11:54a team of large egos, hidden talent, some with little
0:11:54 > 0:11:56sense of balance or direction, navigating up peaks
0:11:56 > 0:12:00and down slippery slopes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03I can't imagine where she gained the experience, Mr Speaker.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07But such skills make her an extremely valuable
0:12:07 > 0:12:15member of this chamber, and of her party.
0:12:15 > 0:12:23Mr Speaker, I was surprised to have been given the privilege
0:12:23 > 0:12:29of seconding the Loyal Address this afternoon.
0:12:29 > 0:12:35I am not, for example, the son of a bus driver.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Although my father did once drive milk float in my honourable friend's
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Wickham constituency.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44But just as an aside, Mr Speaker, why is it always the case
0:12:44 > 0:12:47that we have to wait for so long for these sons of bus drivers
0:12:47 > 0:12:56and then two come along at once?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Mr Speaker, it might be my education.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03I am, like the Leader of the Opposition,
0:13:03 > 0:13:08an ex-grammar school boy.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11And like him, I gather, I rather screwed up my A-levels.
0:13:12 > 0:13:20So perhaps there is hope for me yet.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Or it might be my extensive experience of PR before
0:13:22 > 0:13:24entering politics.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29As the house knows, I am a practising doctor.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Unfortunately, Mr Speaker, in a medical context, PR does not
0:13:31 > 0:13:37stand for public relations.
0:13:37 > 0:13:45But is shorthand for the type of examination that involves putting
0:13:45 > 0:13:55on rubber gloves, applying gel, and asking a man to cough.
0:13:57 > 0:14:07If I may give my right honourable friend, the Prime Minister,
0:14:09 > 0:14:14a bit of advice, Mr Speaker...
0:14:14 > 0:14:16if in the future, he finds himself
0:14:16 > 0:14:18speaking at a medical professional dinner, under no circumstances
0:14:18 > 0:14:22should he tell the audience that in his life before politics
0:14:22 > 0:14:32he was into PR, and that he found the work very stimulating.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Many of my predecessors in this role has had a reputation for humour,
0:14:40 > 0:14:48and so I think it is courageous of the PM to ask a doctor to second
0:14:48 > 0:14:53the gracious speech.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55As the house can readily tell, medical humour
0:14:55 > 0:14:56is a famously acquired taste.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59And it would be all too easy to share some of the stories
0:14:59 > 0:15:01which every doctor has in the infinite supply.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Many may not be appropriate for this place and its refined audience.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07I can perhaps, though, report on the lady who complained
0:15:07 > 0:15:11of, as she put it, a history of erotic bowels.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13I resisted the temptation to ask whether her erotic symptoms
0:15:13 > 0:15:17were erratic in nature.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20Or the elderly man who said his secret for looking so healthy
0:15:20 > 0:15:29was to do Kama Sutra exercises every morning.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31Only to be corrected by his wife - "Gareth,
0:15:31 > 0:15:35I think you mean Tai Chi".
0:15:37 > 0:15:41If colleagues don't think I delivered this speech very well
0:15:41 > 0:15:44today, just be grateful that we are not holding this
0:15:44 > 0:15:46debate at the weekend, when I understand from some that
0:15:46 > 0:15:52doctors don't perform as well.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03Mr Speaker, I had hoped that my medical background would be
0:16:03 > 0:16:13an advantage in politics but I have been disappointed.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19My first disappointment came when I stood as the Conservative Party's
0:16:19 > 0:16:20candidate in Gwent.
0:16:20 > 0:16:26I'm sure the honourable member would agree that sporting a blue
0:16:26 > 0:16:29rosette outside of Kwik Save takes a certain type of character.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Mostly delusional, perhaps even masochistic.
0:16:31 > 0:16:33In fact the president of my constituency association was
0:16:33 > 0:16:39elected to Woking Borough Council with more votes than I received.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44elected to Wokingham Borough Council with more votes than I received.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47I was however able to comfort myself with the fact that my modest 816
0:16:47 > 0:16:49votes nevertheless represented the biggest swing to
0:16:49 > 0:16:56the Conservative Party of any candidate in Wales that night.
0:16:56 > 0:17:02In retrospect I should have taken more note
0:17:02 > 0:17:05of the lady at the market who, when I asked why she supported
0:17:05 > 0:17:15Labour, she replied "Don't you get complicated with me".
0:17:22 > 0:17:25Mr Speaker, delivering this speech is of course really an honour
0:17:25 > 0:17:28for the constituency of Bracknell, which I am privileged to represent.
0:17:28 > 0:17:38It is a particular honour in this year of Her Majesty's 90th birthday.
0:17:39 > 0:17:40Bracknell's constituency has long-standing royal links.
0:17:40 > 0:17:43It is proud to host the Royal Military Academy
0:17:43 > 0:17:52Sandhurst, which celebrated its bicentenary in 2012,
0:17:52 > 0:17:54and has trained successive generations of British,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56Commonwealth and international officers serving in Her Majesty's
0:17:56 > 0:18:06army and elsewhere around the world.
0:18:07 > 0:18:08My constituents also enjoy access to Swindley Forest,
0:18:08 > 0:18:10which is wonderfully maintained by Crown Estates.
0:18:10 > 0:18:12With its vibrant economy and town centre regeneration,
0:18:12 > 0:18:22Bracknell constituency has a very bright future.
0:18:22 > 0:18:30This is the 63rd greatest speech that Her Majesty has given
0:18:30 > 0:18:31since her accession to the throne.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35On this occasion it is apt to look back to her first gracious speech,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37and at the changes that there have been since.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39The preservation of peace was the first emphasis in 1952.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Our country was still recovering from war.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43My right honourable friend, the member for Mid Sussex's
0:18:43 > 0:18:44grandfather was Prime Minister.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46The nationalisation of iron and steel was the subject
0:18:46 > 0:18:47of heated debate.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49Slums had to be cleared and people housed.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52This led to the creation of new towns, of which Bracknell was one.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54Communicable diseases such as tuberculosis challenged our
0:18:54 > 0:19:04young health service.
0:19:07 > 0:19:12Abroad, closer unions were foreseen to cement the ties
0:19:12 > 0:19:14on which peace depended,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17with the United States of America, with the North Atlantic
0:19:17 > 0:19:18Treaty Organisation, with the Commonwealth
0:19:18 > 0:19:19and with a recovering Europe.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23The vision of the post-war political generation was a big vision.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25The country would never again suffer the insecurity and hardship
0:19:25 > 0:19:32experienced by those who had to pick up arms and fight for our existence.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36Of every person being able to get a chance in life.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38Of health, of education, of employment.
0:19:38 > 0:19:48Of a society that is fair, just and free.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05In which freedom is valued and because we value our country,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07our environment, our world -- freedom is earned.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09In which rights are balanced by responsibilities for each
0:20:09 > 0:20:10other and for ourselves.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12And most importantly to prepare for the future.
0:20:12 > 0:20:13Variations of this vision have guided successive
0:20:13 > 0:20:14governments ever since.
0:20:14 > 0:20:21With varying degrees of success.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22with varying degrees of success.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25The generation Her Majesty addressed in 1952 had fought for this vision.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Displayed a deep consciousness throughout our nation that
0:20:27 > 0:20:28individual lives are fleeting.
0:20:28 > 0:20:30That we much take care of the world we inherit, conserve,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32so we pass something better to our children.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35That we achieve more by coming together with our neighbours,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37with our friends, and with our former enemies, by respecting our
0:20:37 > 0:20:38riches and each other.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41And that humanity is the vital bond, without which our society, globally
0:20:41 > 0:20:43and nationally, our communities, our families will disintegrate.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Mr Speaker, on a personal level, I am humbled by the experience
0:20:46 > 0:20:49of the wartime generation.
0:20:49 > 0:20:50of that wartime generation.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54My grandfather was under fire at the age of 20 in the tail end
0:20:54 > 0:20:57of the Halifax bomber.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00I also recall caring for an 89-year-old Polish patient
0:21:00 > 0:21:02who was short of breath and experiencing angina.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05He had taken the time to put on a tie and suit adorned
0:21:05 > 0:21:06with military ribbons.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08And he apologised for taking up my time.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11I asked him about his military experience.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14He told me that his village in eastern Poland had been overrun
0:21:14 > 0:21:17by the Soviets in 1939.
0:21:17 > 0:21:26He was deported to a Siberian work camp and, in his own words,
0:21:26 > 0:21:28wore the same socks for two years.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31He was handed over to the British in 1942 in Baghdad, and fought
0:21:31 > 0:21:35with Montgomery's eighth Army across North Africa,
0:21:35 > 0:21:38and up the spine of Italy via Monte Cassino.
0:21:38 > 0:21:44When reflecting upon his heroic story, I humbly asked
0:21:44 > 0:21:46When reflecting upon his heroic story, I humbly ask
0:21:46 > 0:21:48whether my generation would display the same values, Mr Speaker,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51the same stoicism, the same modesty, the same courage, the same
0:21:51 > 0:21:53respect for others.
0:21:53 > 0:21:57And I recall his loyalty to his adopted country.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01Mr Speaker, the closest I have come to fighting is as a doctor battling
0:22:01 > 0:22:06ageing, obesity, and the challenges of cultural dislocation.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08In the course of Her Majesty's reign, life expectancy has
0:22:08 > 0:22:11increased by a decade.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13The percentage of people aged over 85 has grown
0:22:13 > 0:22:15by a factor of five.
0:22:15 > 0:22:22The world's population has virtually trebled.
0:22:22 > 0:22:32Our own has gone up by a third, and the proportion of our population
0:22:33 > 0:22:35of foreign birth has more than trebled,
0:22:35 > 0:22:37albeit from a low base.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40It is clear that we must not only treat the symptoms of the challenges
0:22:40 > 0:22:43that come with such marked change, but strive to cure their causes.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Which is why this government's commitment to improve
0:22:45 > 0:22:48the life chances of those who have the misfortune to be born
0:22:48 > 0:22:50or raised in circumstances over which they have no control
0:22:50 > 0:22:51is admirable and right.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Mr Speaker, the generation Her Majesty addresses today must
0:22:54 > 0:22:57rediscover the values of the past to face an ever-accelerating
0:22:57 > 0:23:00pace of change.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03It is a world that is more connected, more conscious
0:23:03 > 0:23:06of its differences, but also more conscious of what we have in common
0:23:06 > 0:23:12than ever before.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13This time, Mr Speaker, we have the opportunity
0:23:13 > 0:23:15to rediscover those values peacefully, and the important
0:23:15 > 0:23:20legislation outlined in the greatest speech will enable us to do so.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22legislation outlined in this greatest speech
0:23:22 > 0:23:31will enable us to do so.
0:23:31 > 0:23:32The challenge of overcoming extremism without compromising our
0:23:32 > 0:23:35humanity is one that deserves the support of the whole house.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38My right honourable and good friend the Home Secretary knows that
0:23:38 > 0:23:40dealing with our society's failure to integrate some
0:23:40 > 0:23:41communities will be integral.
0:23:41 > 0:23:47The space industry receives the attention it deserves as one
0:23:47 > 0:23:49of Britain's most successful industries, with a power
0:23:49 > 0:23:50to inspire that is unmatched.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53I am sure all members of the last Parliament recall I mentioned
0:23:53 > 0:24:00the UK space industry in my maiden speech in 2010.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03And as British astronaut Tim Peake was a graduate of Sandhurst, I'm
0:24:03 > 0:24:05shamelessly going to claim him as having been educated
0:24:05 > 0:24:11in my constituency.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13As such, I am concerned for his welfare, Mr Speaker.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16I know that Tim is due back from the International Space Station
0:24:16 > 0:24:22just before the EU referendum vote.
0:24:22 > 0:24:28But if he's slightly delayed and the country votes to leave
0:24:28 > 0:24:30in June, he need not worry about getting home,
0:24:30 > 0:24:33since the European Space Agency sits outside the European Union.
0:24:33 > 0:24:39Seriously though, Mr Speaker, the government's support
0:24:39 > 0:24:43of the space industry will help secure Britain as
0:24:43 > 0:24:45a globally recognised centre for high technology,
0:24:45 > 0:24:47whether we are inside or outside the European Union.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Finally, some honourable members will know that I've
0:24:49 > 0:24:53kept my own counsel on June's big European event, but the time is fast
0:24:53 > 0:24:59approaching when I feel I should make my position clear.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02If only to deal with the alarming possibility that, as time moves on,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04I and other honourable members who have taken a similar approach
0:25:04 > 0:25:14will have to deal with the advances of two charming men.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17will have to deal with the advances of two charming men,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20one with blonde hair and one with spectacles, approaching us
0:25:20 > 0:25:23in the members' lobby to ask when we are coming out.
0:25:23 > 0:25:24LAUGHTER.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27In my view, I can see no good reason we should exit.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28CHEERING.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30At least, not before the semifinals!
0:25:30 > 0:25:37LAUGHTER.
0:25:37 > 0:25:42And preferably not after the pain of extra time and a penalty shoot-out.
0:25:42 > 0:25:51Mr Speaker, keeping up with change is a tough
0:25:51 > 0:25:52enough job for any government.
0:25:52 > 0:25:53Conservative governments don't
0:25:53 > 0:26:03just want to keep up, they want to do better.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06That is why, Mr Speaker, I am not just privileged
0:26:06 > 0:26:08to represent the good
0:26:08 > 0:26:10people of the Bracknell constituency, but proud to second
0:26:10 > 0:26:13this gracious speech.