Speeches by Bloore.

“Thank you, Peter. Finally, Josephine, I will come to you; I think the first two questions are slightly unfair to put to you. How are you ensuring that staffing levels are where they need to be to meet demand? We have heard from Peter that that is a real challenge, but are all positions filled right now across the organ…”

“Thank you to everyone for being here today. My question is to the ICRIR team first and is centred on financial stewardship, which featured heavily in the report. It is clear that there has been quite a high turnover in finance director posts as well as other finance-related roles. Sir Declan, could you give us a reason…”

“I presume you are confirming today that you will definitely put in an appeal.”

“My question was going to be about what the Government should be doing, but you have pretty much laid that out in terms of legislative changes. We saw the EU hand out a pretty substantial fine to T-Mobile, which we are going to talk about a little later. Do you think that is the only language that some online marketplac…”

“But if it is so wrong, surely you would put in an appeal?”

“With respect, Mr Klenner, I do not have a huge amount of time. If you think that the European Commission decision was, prima facie, wrong because it was based on practices that do not exist in your company anymore, why has a strong appeal not yet been made?”

“That is a good answer.”

“That worries me, Mr Klenner. If you are not prepared to defend this in court and say that the decision was incorrect, that implies some of the findings were true. Would you therefore admit that in 2024—when the investigation was taking place—your procedures and your safeguards were not up to much if they failed so dras…”

“Mr Klenner, you have recently been fined €200 million for selling illegal goods to EU consumers, breaking the record €120 million for Mr Musk’s X. How likely is it that you are doing the same thing in the UK?”

“To follow-up on that question, why do you think so many vendors selling counterfeit and dangerous products choose to use Temu to sell those products? Are you unlucky, or do you think those vendors have decided that your safeguards are not fit for purpose?”

“I read the Temu response to the European Union’s fine and review of Temu procedures and of how many European customers were receiving counterfeit or dangerous goods. The Temu response was clear: this investigation was done a couple of years ago when the Temu operation was very different. But I believe it has yet to app…”

“T6. Redditch local history museum tells the story of our new town, our proud industrial heritage and much more. However, the museum was recently evicted from its premises and is now searching for a new home. Can the Secretary of State advise me on how her Department might be able to assist me in helping provide the mus…”

“I thank the Minister for her response, and for her reassurance that this inquiry will have the powers to go wherever and to whomever it needs to get the answers for families in Redditch and other areas affected by these heinous crimes. When the initial set of inquiries are announced, if the area I represent is not incl…”

“I seek the guidance of the Leader of the House. David, a constituent of mine, has raised serious concerns about the handling of a deeply distressing paternity case involving a child who was taken out of the country and was later confirmed to be his daughter. Key lines of inquiry were not pursued by West Midlands police…”

“My hon. Friend the Member for Stafford (Leigh Ingham) has stolen my thunder by speaking about towns, for which I will never forgive her! [Laughter.] I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Dame Chi Onwurah) for her report. I am going to bang on about towns, because the report’s title…”

“I apologise for the intervention and congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He has touched on a point that I was talking about with my colleagues from USDAW in Redditch, which is the number of members they have lost from the workforce who are now on benefits or receiving support. They were chased out of t…”

“My hon. Friend is giving a passionate articulation of the frustration felt by many of us outside non-metropolitan areas. We feel that frustration greatly in Redditch, where we are south of the West Midlands combined authority border. I find that difficult to explain to my students who want extra funding in education or…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I congratulate the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) on securing the debate. As someone who used to represent the industry, I understand the challenges that our pubs have faced not just over the past two years, but over a decade of …”

“My hon. Friend was a champion for mental health long before I came to this House, and I congratulate her on securing the debate. She makes a point about spending, and I read this morning that despite 28% of cases in the NHS being related to mental health, it receives only 13% of the funding. That is at the same time th…”

“5. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of increases in defence spending on Wales.”