Speeches by Madders.

“My constituents were delighted to see the opening of the Great Sutton medical centre, but it has brought into sharp focus the need for an urgent upgrade of GP practices in Ellesmere Port town centre. I have submitted an expression of interest to the neighbourhood centre programme, and I wonder whether the Minister woul…”

“They did that in “The Italian Job”. We don’t need Benny Hill, do we? Yes, this is obviously very alarming. On the point about non-Chinese manufacturers using components, is it correct that unless we have visibility of the entire supply chain, or unless we strip one of the vehicles, we will not know whether any of those…”

“My constituents were delighted to see the opening of the Great Sutton medical centre, but it has brought into sharp focus the need for an urgent upgrade of GP practices in Ellesmere Port town centre. I have submitted an expression of interest to the neighbourhood centre programme, and I wonder whether the Minister woul…”

“I welcome this announcement, but is it not shocking that these companies have to be told what is unacceptable—that children should not be able to send and receive naked images? I ask the Minister: is this a tech problem or an issue of a lack of understanding and decency at the heart of these companies?”

“I am sorry to say that I have not been able to feel the same enthusiasm as the Prime Minister in recent days, and we are at odds over a big issue—Arsenal’s premier league victory. However, I join the majority of people in this country in wanting the champions league final, which Arsenal are participating in, to be a su…”

“I welcome the efforts to support drivers at the petrol pumps, but this situation has not led to an increase in demand for electric vehicles. As the Chair of the Select Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) has said, the automotive sector is facing a real cr…”

“We heard from some of the lithium miners that they certainly feel that the targets you have in the strategy are achievable, but there is a bit of a block in terms of getting to deliver on that. What are you able to do to help them achieve those targets?”

“We had evidence on China yesterday, and there was quite a lot of concern about how it might dominate. One of our witnesses said that we do have an opportunity with strategic alliances.”

“Picking up on some of the evidence Alexandra gave about the EU and the recycling positions, I also understood that the EU was looking at different health and safety classifications for lithium. Is there anything in the partnerships that helps us influence and shape that?”

“Do you feel that the UK Government are aligned?”

“In terms of cross-Government public agencies, you are the man to tie it all together and drive it through.”

“There are a variety of different partnerships and alliances—call them what you want—with the G7, EU, US and so on. Do you consider those to be effective? What are the strengths and weaknesses of them? Are there things that are not in them that you really think ought to be?”

“In my understanding, it is DWP that is responsible for that, and they would have a different take on it, potentially.”

“An announcement on that is imminent, is it?”

“This is for the sort of things the Minister has just been alluding to.”

“The UK has a number of memorandums of understanding and strategic partnerships with other countries. Can you give us some idea of how that is manifesting itself in dealing with some of these issues? Are there other things? Are there good examples? Is there much in terms of looking at supply chain vulnerabilities? Is it…”

“Do you think that this should be led from the Department and that it should be driving this forward, or does it need another actor?”

“In terms of the funding that has been allocated in the strategy, are you able to give us an indication of whether any of that has been spent, what you are planning to use it for or what the priorities will be?”

“We have the Minister coming later on. What advice would you be giving to him about how we turn these words into concrete action?”

“Greg, could I just go back to the dilemma around what I would characterise as how far you push on these issues to untangle yourself? The point that you are making is that China is not going to be passive in this. Does this need a concerted political drive over a long period? Is there a point at which—we may have reache…”