Speeches by Glen.

“Yes.”

“Does anyone else have anything to say on that? Has it been framed in the right way? Should the Chancellor have gone further on the defence sector, specifically?”

“Could I ask about the National Wealth Fund’s strategic objectives and priority areas? The Chancellor asserted the imperative to consider investments in dual-use technologies to support the UK’s defence and security. Given where we are as a country and what is happening at the moment, do you think it is reasonable to sa…”

“Something to do with R&D?”

“Yes.”

“Could I ask about the National Wealth Fund’s strategic objectives and priority areas? The Chancellor asserted the imperative to consider investments in dual-use technologies to support the UK’s defence and security. Given where we are as a country and what is happening at the moment, do you think it is reasonable to sa…”

“It is rare but very encouraging when a constituent comes into a surgery with some solutions. A couple of months ago, Elizabeth Cordle came into my surgery to talk about Corefulness, which is a series of short, simple, evidence-based exercise programmes to mature essential movement skills and help improve a child’s read…”

“I have been very clear that I have tabled my amendments in a constructive way to reflect the will that the hon. Lady has expressed, but to recognise the meaningful dilution in the authority of the process and what can reasonably be amended to invigorate it, based on the principles that I think were intended at the outs…”

“I am grateful to have my first opportunity to contribute on this Bill. It would not be appropriate to dilate on my profound anxieties about it, but I approach these amendments in the spirit of constructive engagement. I rise to speak to linked amendments 82 to 86, which would strengthen the panel by giving it some of t…”

“It will not surprise my hon. Friend to hear that I agree wholeheartedly. I recognise that that was a major reason that many colleagues gave at earlier points in our discussions and deliberations.”

“It is a pleasure to contribute to the debate, Dr Huq. In every Budget that I have seen over the past 15 years, either as a Treasury Minister or as a constituency MP, more money—whether it is 1%, 2% or 3% more—has gone into the NHS, yet there is still a demand for even more money at the next fiscal event. In the south-w…”

“Scientists at the UK Health Security Agency at Porton Down make a massive contribution to the welfare of our country in difficult times. Ten years ago, the Chancellor’s predecessor wanted to invest £525 million in moving to a single science hub in Harlow. Some £400 million has already been spent, and last year, the Nat…”

“We will work it out!”

“Presumably, it is pretty difficult to measure what would happen if you loosened those standards or to measure what is a tolerable risk and a tolerable harm.”

“Building on that theme, one of the things that the FCA is seen to have done well is the sandbox principle that brings in firms as they are evolving new products, verifies the products and essentially gets them market-ready. We have had significant feedback that one of the challenges now is not so much starting up but s…”

“Do you want to name them?”

“There is a lot more to ask there, but we do not have time today. May I move on to financial education? Your last Financial Lives survey revealed that 13.1 million people had low financial resilience. Financial education is a vexing question that I think all parties on this Committee would be frustrated by. What do you …”

“They said you’d say that, but it is not seen as enough.”

“My final question is about the advice boundary review—I think you said it was next month, but it is certainly in the second half of the year. There is a massive opportunity in that area for the macro economy and for individual consumers to see better outcomes when more can be invested in better returns over time in equ…”

“Debbie Crosbie, the CEO of Nationwide, thought the best way would be to maintain minimum standards that were understood and unambiguous, to avoid a situation where you could have apparent precedent setting from the FOS. Do you think that there is merit in exploring that further? The point is that the consumer duties ou…”