Speeches by Madders.

“I will come back to you, James. We had some discussion on the first panel about how helpful or otherwise the Government were in terms of giving you support and guidance about how to deal with China. You have talked a bit about what some of your members are doing. Do you feel that they are de-risking in response to Gove…”

“James, I have some questions to you to start with. In terms of your members, how important is the Chinese export market? We know that about £18 billion of goods go over every year. Give us a sense as to how big a piece of the pie that is?”

“In terms of that caution, where businesses do not feel emboldened to take that sort of risk, is that a very China-specific thing or does it apply to other countries?”

“Can you give us an indication of which particular items there would be a desire to have more variety of in the supply chain, but it is proving problematic?”

“We all find it staggering that someone can fail their security vetting and still be appointed to such a sensitive and critical role. It is even more staggering that the Prime Minister was not informed of that failure. I agree with what the Prime Minister said: he did not need to know the details, but he did need to kno…”

“We will not prosper as a nation without a lot of support for the manufacturing sector—vital for our security and our resilience—so I welcome today’s statement. I notice with some irony that the fertiliser sector is included. A producer in my constituency closed under the previous Government, and as the Secretary of Sta…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right to draw attention to the arguments put forward by not only those who represent workers, but those who represent businesses about the need for a level playing field. I will draw on some of the examples and evidence that the Select Committee has heard of the imbalances that are created.…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of creating a single status of worker. Good afternoon, Mr Efford; it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I am grateful for the opportunity to draw attention to an issue that has the potential to transform the world of work for millions of people up a…”

“I refer hon. Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests—it was my oversight to not mention that earlier. Technically, the problem for a lot of the people who we are discussing is that they are not employees, so they have no recognition process. The debate has been interesting. I pay tribute to …”

“You have probably already addressed this, but we are keen to understand what policy levers you would like to see move to accelerate the growth of data centres. I know that you have covered this in great detail, but is there anything else you want to add?”

“Could I ask you all what you made of Dame Wendy’s comments about the potential for smaller, more localised data centres and whether you think that that should be pursued more vigorously?”

“Are there any security aspects to those considerations as well?”

“What are the risks of that?”

“Do you have anything to add to that, Dame Wendy? Where are the UK’s comparative strengths?”

“It is clear that the race analogy is not a very helpful one. We will try not to get into crude analogies, but get some facts about where you think our strengths are. What is it that we can build on in this country? How can Government help deliver on that?”

“Last week, President Trump was making the most outrageous and dire threats in order to try to reopen the strait of Hormuz; this week, he wants to keep it shut. Can the Prime Minister shed any light on the United States’s strategic objective behind this latest move, what can be done to reopen the strait of Hormuz, and w…”

“It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Edward, and to see my hon. Friend the Minister in her place. I want to understand a bit more about the operation of the prohibitions list. I note from the Department’s webpage that there are no suppliers or providers on that list. Is that because no one has fallen foul of t…”

“The right hon. Gentleman will appreciate that the Housing Minister would have to recuse himself of any involvement in a matter involving his own constituency.”

“Mr Křetínský, have any of the senior executives been paid bonuses since you took over?”

“The consumer-focused, pragmatic approach being taken by this Government is in such contrast with the rhetoric of some on the Opposition Benches, who would only see military action escalate—and be in no doubt that our constituents would be paying the price for that. I welcome the CMA’s report this morning about action t…”