Speeches by Aldridge.
Every Hansard contribution by Dan Aldridge this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 101–120 of 261 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Personally, I feel a bit frustrated by it. Is there anything of substance in there that we can hang anything off of? It feels like there is a lot of noise and very little substance. Maybe I am wrong; I am just trying to look for a silver lining. What is your perspective?” | 53 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “This Committee’s report on economic security pointed to a rapidly increasing level of private sector ownership of public risk. That was a powerful concept that I probably spend too much time thinking about, but it reminds me of how many of my constituents, if I talk to them about anything to do with artificial intellig…” | 162 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “That has been suspended now, I suppose.” | 7 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “When it comes to the US, there is an important distinction between corporate investment and national strategy, but the Council of Economic Advisers’ report on “Artificial Intelligence and the Great Divergence” has bugged me since I saw it. It outlines a far more competitive than collaborative future for American artifi…” | 112 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “I think you have covered most of it within that question. The only thing I would maybe probe a bit more is whether there is any policy substance that is more useful than any of the others in some of the UK-US agreements and which we could exploit or we could encourage the Government to work harder on.” | 58 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Yes, you were nodding.” | 4 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “We could put that together.” | 5 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Scott, I have a question relating to British standards and what changes the US is looking for. Could you give a bit more detail on what the impact could be for the UK? I feel like standards have a bit of a PR problem and people do not take them as seriously as they should. It would be really helpful if you could give s…” | 73 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “We are bookended, in that we missed the boat on proprietary sovereign AI. That is where politicians are mistaken with the idea that we can retake it because we have quantum coming up.” | 33 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “The difference we have now is between the political, the practical and the policy. This has opened up fissures that we did not contemplate before. It is about how we, as elected officials, have the confidence to go back to our colleagues and constituents. It is a work in progress and we all have work to do, but maybe i…” | 72 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Last November, I read the Tony Blair Institute’s report on UK quantum strategy, which has the UK third globally in academic research in quantum and second highest in terms of venture capital investment. There are huge reasons to be very positive and excited about the UK’s quantum future, but “the country risks failing …” | 83 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “We have beautiful clarity; I love it.” | 7 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “To follow up on that point first, you mentioned looking at specific products. In my constituency of Weston-super-Mare, drivers are currently paying 9p more per litre for petrol than they are just 30 minutes up the road in Bristol. The Government launched the transparency tool yesterday, and I am interested in the panel…” | 88 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “Does anybody else have any views on that?” | 8 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “It drives me insane that that is the case, and it feels very punitive. David, did you want to say anything?” | 21 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “Is that advice-advocacy-feedback loop working? It would be useful to know if it is.” | 14 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “No, it is fine, I got the stuff I wanted on the petrol issue. As constituency MPs, the thing that is front and centre of many of our minds is, what are the main challenges being faced by families and individuals on low incomes? We talk about the poverty premium, but how can the that be reduced? What other levers should…” | 83 |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1667) “Some of you have already mentioned consumer protection issues relating to artificial intelligence. I am sure there are a number of issues that might be coming over the hill in the next five to 10 years. AI is already here. Could you quickly summarise the situation for us?” | 48 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Thank you for coming. The British Chamber of Commerce found that, overall, about 54% of UK exporters were dissatisfied with the trade and co-operation agreement, and 73% felt that they had little or no support in managing ongoing changes in the UK’s trade policy. To what extent has the reset helped address any of the i…” | 70 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Business and Trade Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 996) “Do you expect to see any material change from what you have seen?” | 13 |