Speeches by Griffiths.

“Moving on to long-term maintenance and funding gaps; this is slightly referencing Mr Moxon’s earlier answer, but it is a question for all of you. How well is long-term maintenance of flood defences being planned and funded? Are current arrangements sufficient to ensure that resilience is sustained over time?”

“Have you seen that done elsewhere in the world, or even in the UK?”

“That is very helpful. The Government have talked about unlocking private investment for flood resilience. What is holding that back and what changes could make co-investment more likely?”

“I wanted to look at the whole-economy impacts and the role of private investment. In your earlier answers, you have talked about how flooding disrupts jobs, businesses and supply chains, and yet these impacts are often overlooked. What are the biggest blind spots in how Government currently assess the whole-economy cos…”

“It is really inspiring hearing your evidence, and I really appreciate the time that you have given to us today. Thank you.”

“That leads me neatly on to my next question. Should local partners, either public or private, be expected to co-fund the maintenance of local infrastructure? If so, is there a case for clearer national guidance or more consistent mechanisms for doing so?”

“How well is the long-term maintenance of flood defences being planned and funded? Are current arrangements sufficient to ensure that resilience is sustained over time?”

“That sounds like a recommendation for the report as well. Mr Shelton, would you like me to repeat the question?”

“Moving on to long-term maintenance and funding gaps; this is slightly referencing Mr Moxon’s earlier answer, but it is a question for all of you. How well is long-term maintenance of flood defences being planned and funded? Are current arrangements sufficient to ensure that resilience is sustained over time?”

“If there were one priority action that Government should take now to reduce future flood risk and economic loss, what would it be?”

“Have you seen that done elsewhere in the world, or even in the UK?”

“That is very helpful. The Government have talked about unlocking private investment for flood resilience. What is holding that back and what changes could make co-investment more likely?”

“I wanted to look at the whole-economy impacts and the role of private investment. In your earlier answers, you have talked about how flooding disrupts jobs, businesses and supply chains, and yet these impacts are often overlooked. What are the biggest blind spots in how Government currently assess the whole-economy cos…”

“All of us in this House share the concern that the disabled and the vulnerable are losing access not just to cash, but to services. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is high time we asked the Government to ensure that the FCA reviews its guidelines on this?”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian Lavery). It is an honour to speak about the impact of the decline of local bank branches, which is an issue of such importance to my constituents. The closure of the Santander in Rustington is just the latest blow. The need for a robust and fair system of bank…”

“In terms of any red lines in the negotiating room, is there anything that you would recommend to the Secretary of State that he does not do?”

“Leading on from that question, could I ask each of you what the red lines are that you would not want to be crossing? Simon, you are focused on the IP aspect. Jonathan, you mentioned that you were not sure whether you had any, so feel free to pass. Sabina, more widely, it would be really interesting to hear from you as…”

“Simon and Jonathan, building on what Sabina has just been talking about, do you have confidence, first of all, in the policing of previous trade deals, including the one with Singapore, which I know is highly commended by many, to protect the data flows that you were talking about and, secondly, to protect against espi…”

“What about previous deals? Sabina is saying that we have done this before. We just need to replicate that.”

“Simon has already laid out some of the real issues around cyber-security and the wider data protection issues that we need to address. Are there issues that you have seen in previous deals that we need to make sure we are covering here? What I heard in your original answer was fantastic and incredibly aspirational, but…”