Speeches by Griffiths.

“This flows quite well from what we have just been speaking about. When you are speaking to your members, how do they weigh up the risks and rewards of doing business in China? I would be quite interested to hear what that looks like right now and going forwards into the future, but also how that has changed in recent y…”

“In Wick in my constituency, over 1,000 local residents have raised with me their concerns about unfair and confusing parking charges, which are deterring shoppers and damaging local businesses. May we have a statement from the Secretary of State on the delay to the revised private parking code of practice?”

“There is a simple question running through what we are debating today: who is ultimately in control of people’s pension savings? When I speak to residents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, they assume that the answer is straightforward. They assume that their pension exists to deliver the best possible outcome for the…”

“The second part of the question is what we should be doing about that. I do not want to put the words in your mouth, but perhaps you can tell me what you think we should be doing to fix it.”

“Yes, exactly. You talked about the fact that you felt unable to pursue your relationship with China as much as you wanted to. I suppose the question that I have around UK growth is the balance of risk and how we manage it.”

“Thank you for clarifying that.”

“It is to invite Professor Lawrence to come to my constituency and meet my local council. I would love to put your ideas in front of it.”

“What single Government action would most strengthen the UK’s competitiveness in frontier AI? If the Government do nothing, what risk does the UK face in the global AI race that we do not want to be in?”

“I accept everything that you have just said on energy costs. I have spoken on it many times in the House of Commons and I am absolutely behind you on this. The question I am also quite keen to understand is the wider cost of doing business. In terms of taxation and hiring people, are those costs also putting off invest…”

“Okay, I just wanted to clarify that. How do the costs of compute and data centre operations compare internationally? I am quite keen to hear not just about energy costs, although I think the description that Clinton gave of 50% in the UK versus 15% in the US is pretty graphic on that. We know that the cost of doing bus…”

“Dame Wendy, I wanted to come in on what you were just saying. What is good or bad about AI is quite a subjective measure in many ways, but you mentioned metrics. How do you think we should look at defining what is allowed out into the world and what is not?”

“Matthew and Clinton, both of you have given graphic descriptions of the costs of energy. I think that Matthew said that we are the highest in the G20, not the G7.”

“This is a very short question.”

“I have not had the chance to ask about the growth prize and what that looks like for the UK, but we have talked about it to some degree. I also wanted to ask Dame Wendy, to your point about China, to talk briefly about the balance of risk as well. On the growth prize, we have talked in quite broad terms from many diffe…”

“If it is coming from a council, for example, would that be prioritised?”

“What about the financial cost of penalty letters? You have not addressed that.”

“Do you know how many people have received important letters late, like medical appointments or penalty notices?”

“Mr Křetínský, let me address exactly the point that you are making about the human factor here. Let’s put the human factor on to the other side of the equation. The other side of the equation is the customer who has paid for the service, and there are considerable numbers of people in the margin that you describe who a…”

“The situation at Zachary Merton hospital in my constituency is causing deep concern locally. Services there were closed on what residents were told was a temporary basis, but that closure has now been made permanent. The evidence behind that decision has not been clearly set out. Communities rightly expect candour when…”

“Will my hon. Friend join me in thanking and celebrating the fantastic women of Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, who do exactly what she has just described in businesses, in our local democracy, in our third sector and in shaping the futures of our girls in community groups and schools?”