Speeches by Bryant.

“That has already existed.”

“Yes.”

“All of this happened before elements of the spending review could be unpacked. One of the most successful things that we have been able to do this time in the spending review is not only having a three-year spending review, which makes it much easier for people to be able to make longer-term decisions, but the fact tha…”

“Thank you.”

“That has already existed.”

“Quite a chunk of that work has already happened. I should pay tribute to Shriti Vadera and Baz, who were essential to making all of this happen and delivering it in the way that they did. I think Shriti brought a particular understanding of how capitalism delivers its objectives. This is the first time that we have man…”

“Honestly, I was pleasantly surprised at the feedback that we have had on the back of the plan. I hosted an online call for the best part of 70 or 80 people. It was overwhelmingly positive, because we had managed to nail the two things I have already referred to that previous plans had not been able to delve into or had…”

“Sorry, I think there were about seven questions in there. Thank you for the kind comments about cancer. When you have had cancer, you end up doing cancer admin a lot. Anyway, thanks very much. On freelancers, it is definitely not a fob-off just to have the freelance champion. We have to do a lot more work on precisely …”

“Thank you. Can I go now?”

“If I may, there is a slightly previous question to that one: how do we make sure that public service broadcasters in the UK are able to compete in a world where the cost of making an hour of high-end television is more like £4 million, rather than £1 million? Are there efficiencies that can be driven forward that make …”

“Erasmus+ is obviously where we are engaged. In our relationship with the EU, we are trying to be as rational as we possibly can. Where there are significant financial advantages and economic advantages to us and where we can strengthen that relationship, we will, but sometimes it is a question of money and sometimes it…”

“I thought that that was one for Mr Hinds.”

“Interestingly, France has a seasonal workers plan for British people to be able to work on ski resorts and so on, which lots of people would not even know about. We just need to get to a rational decision in all these areas. Part of that rational decision is about being able to enable touring and enable proper youth ex…”

“No. We are very nearly about to do something. We are fully behind it and fully support it. There are so many parts, and I would urge all Members to get engaged in this. The intangible assets campaign is an important part of recognising what Britishness is about. Whether it is rolling cheeses down hills or whatever it m…”

“We have been giving £1 million for the last few years, and we have not made a firm commitment yet about what we will end up doing.”

“This is God’s own country and I am a mere servant.”

“Bearing in mind what you said last week, Dame Caroline, I think it is about time that we celebrated the creative industries. This is not just a brief encounter; for many people it is a matter of life and death, and in the end there is hunger for change. I hope that by the matter of persuasion, you will accept that we a…”

“We have done that in the past and we are doing it again.”

“Yes. My understanding is that is imminent. I do not have responsibility for it—it is Baroness Twycross—but my understanding is that is imminent.”

“At the Grange Festival the other day, they had “Les Indes galantes”, the French production of the Rameau opera, which is a combination of hip-hop with 18th century music. Apparently it was an absolutely storming success. Those kinds of intersections are important. In the UK, we sit at the crossroads of the nations. Som…”