Speeches by Griffiths.

“The Leader of the House will know that I hold him in great respect, but over the two years for which I have been in this place, I have seen a pattern of behaviour in the final week before the recess—business is announced at the very last second, particularly when it concerns local government reorganisation—and we are s…”

“Last week, I met Paul Greenwood of the Selsey coastguard, one of a team of CROs who cover my constituency. The Court ruled that coastguards can be workers when paid for duties; it did not order Ministers to scrap payments. Can the Minister tell me what lawful alternatives were considered, why the impact assessment has …”

“I was particularly interested in what both David and Tom were saying, but am interested to hear your perspectives also. Just keeping to this 12-week reference point, I am the MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, so there are theme parks and amusement parks. Harbour Park is one of my biggest employers. The one point t…”

“Local businesses in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton tell me that they are not recruiting due to the additional cost and uncertainty created by the Employment Rights Act 2025. Has the Secretary of State assessed the impact of Government policy? Employment rights count for little if people cannot get a job in the first pl…”

“We have a lot of questions to get through, so I will ask very specific questions to set the framework. I am asking you specifically about the systems you have in place to monitor safety. I would also be interested to know the number of people employed in your product safety teams and your total spend on these systems. …”

“I want to get some facts on the table as we kick off, so I am going to ask the same question of each of you. I will go sequentially down the line, starting with Wolfgang from eBay. How many products are currently for sale on your marketplace, and what systems do you have in place to monitor their safety?”

“Are you able to share that after the Committee concludes?”

“If you purchase from a foreign seller and have not been able to find their details, do you assume the best or the worst?”

“Turning to the metrics, you have talked about the number of people. Do you have details of the total spend on these systems, both in the UK and globally?”

“So, if you cannot find information about a potential seller, you do not let them on the site?”

“So, 100% of your sellers would get caught if they did not—”

“Are you able to share specific numbers with us after the Committee concludes?”

“Do you have UK data?”

“Were there systems in place to identify this product? I hate to say it, but I would strongly expect that if you found something that was not compliant, you would ban it completely.”

“There has to be one owner. You will have heard in the previous session that people with much smaller budgets are able to identify products that have slipped through the net. Whoever is responsible for this globally should consider that.”

“Mr Klenner, could you answer the same question for Temu? How many products are currently on sale on its marketplace? What systems does it have in place to monitor their safety? How many people are employed in its product safety team, and what is the total spend on these systems?”

“Thank you. Tom from Amazon, could you share the same information?”

“T10. My constituent, Joanna, has worked tirelessly to highlight the lack of a dedicated selective mutism pathway in West Sussex. Children are being left without the support they need, so will the Secretary of State commit to ensuring that this gap in provision is finally addressed?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd, and I join other Members in thanking you for chairing this debate. Also, if your Wikipedia page is correct, may I be the first to wish you a very happy birthday for Saturday? I am grateful to the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) f…”

“Karen, would you like to speak to your customer base? I am conscious you are in one particular sector, which is financial services; otherwise I could ask the question to Stephen and Kay if you prefer?”