Speeches by Maynard.

“The Competition Commission, which was part of the Government, said that you had more than 50% in 2010. Do you not recognise that? Have you never heard of that before?”

“Without wanting to take us down that rabbit hole, our point, essentially, is that you are wrapping yourself around the consumer every which way, whether it is ticketing, festivals and venues, management of artists, or event promotions. Essentially, it is the octopus. That is what is going on here, and that is what we a…”

“It is all on the web.”

“It is true.”

“Except you are a lot bigger than your competitors.”

“I join with all Members of this House in thanking everyone who works so hard at RAF Brize Norton in my constituency, led very effectively by Group Captain Lou Henton, who is an example to us all. I very much respect and admire how the community in Carterton, right next to RAF Brize Norton, has pulled together at this s…”

“The Secretary of State said, “The UK has long been and will remain a champion of free trade” —if only! It is not on the big stuff or the important stuff. Leaving the EU’s customs union and single market has reduced UK GDP by between 2% and 4%. The deal with India is good news, but according to the UK Government’s own e…”

“I thank the right hon. Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart) for bringing forward the debate, and I appreciated his speech. I also appreciate the interest of everybody in the Chamber in this matter. That stems from our experiences on the doorstep, where we have met far too many parents going through hell. …”

“I thank the Chair for his leadership; we enjoy being under it. To focus on one thing, energy costs are causing havoc around the country, leading to many companies going to the wall. Does he think this emergency should be to dealt with by cutting energy costs, dealing with the distortions between gas and electricity, an…”

“Therefore, we have reasonable confidence that, if US beef is hormone-treated, we will know it?”

“Are those checks happening in the US?”

“We have just had a panel talking about iron and steel and saying how bad the tariffs are that the US has put on iron, aluminium and steel. Now we have a 19% tariff on the US coming in, and you are saying that is really good news and that we should keep that. I am trying to work out whether the UK is still a free-tradin…”

“I refer members to my entry in the register of interests. Jonathan, in terms of quantum, there are various national quantum strategies and missions, which may or may not be helpful. I really want to hear your thoughts as to what you would most like to see happen in the UK. What are those key barriers? What would you li…”

“What can the Government do or not do that would help you?”

“Who is “we”?”

“Is this all necessarily state-led, or is it privately led?”

“Given that there is a state-led aspect, what do you want from the UK Government now?”

“Following on from the point about the import of hormone-treated beef, we have assurances from Trade Minister Douglas Alexander that it will remain illegal, but there seems to be no check at all on whether the beef coming into the UK on the back of this deal has been hormone-treated. Are there checks? If so, what are th…”

“Does the Secretary of State agree with Thames Water’s own expert adviser Teneo—on page 193 of the expert advice report—that the ultimate cost to the Government if the company goes into special administration will be zero?”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to do more to protect section 22 community bus services such as West Oxfordshire Community Transport, which are now facing a mountain of bureaucracy to re-tender for routes that it built up from scratch against commercial bus operators that have all the abilities to pitch and win,…”