Speeches by Kyle.

“No. As I said, each country will have a different trading relationship with other countries. I will always be here to explain the decisions that we take. As I have said, the first trade talks for seven years are now under way, and these are areas that we are looking into very carefully. When it comes to very specific a…”

“I think it will be more granular than that. There will be areas where we will be tougher. There will be other areas where we believe we can be more fulsome, because we do not perceive there to be a pressing national security reason for us not to be. I do not think that you can say carte blanche that we will be one thin…”

“You are correct that I raised these issues in China with my counterparts at every opportunity that I had. Let me just say that, since you and I visited China together, I have found that the ability to do so in a more forthright way now exists, and I exploited that opportunity to the full. There was no ambiguity in the …”

“Thank you. I will look into that.”

“You will know that the framework we are operating within is one where we co-operate where we can, challenge where we must but always make sure that national security is our primary concern. Within that, we must have a framework as a Government that is fit for the moment we are living in. China is our third largest trad…”

“May I add one thing? When the cyber-attack first unfolded, the Department and I asked for a list of the supply chain. You have to understand the nature and extent of the attack: it took out all systems in JLR, and its information on its own supply chain was kept on systems that were taken out. It could not even supply …”

“I certainly read everything internally that goes past my desk. As you know, I am also involved in the discussions in all parts of Government on China. I visited China in my first week in this job and undertook our first set of trade talks for seven years as a country. I met with the Vice-Premier and with their equivale…”

“I believe that 56 or 57 companies have availed themselves of the factoring requirement. That is tier 1. How many go beyond that is quite difficult to ascertain, because production has now resumed. I don’t know exactly how much factoring has been made available and how much is just getting down the supply chain because …”

“Okay.”

“Indeed, but you can see from the actions that this Government have taken that we are doubling down. We have accelerated the claims. I am really pleased that Sir Alan is now publicly acknowledged as having settled. I truly wish him and others that have settled the best. To those whose claims are outstanding, I can assur…”

“No, I cannot say how many. The ultimate challenge is to get production up and running again so that it is not just financial support, but they are actually doing business. That has been my primary concern. The factoring scheme has enabled businesses to be paid in advance for work they will do into the future. That was …”

“We do not have any plans to change that. We are in the last push to get this resolved. I do not think that changing the organisational structure at this moment would deliver a quicker or more just outcome, but I can assure you that my Department is giving all the oversight that people would expect at ministerial and of…”

“As you know, this is something that we are very struck by. Once again, I am a new Secretary of State and have not yet had the chance to put on the record my extreme concerns and condolences for those who have been through the most horrific, unnecessary experiences. As a result, this Government came in and we doubled do…”

“The commitments that JLR made were that there would be the factoring scheme, and that it would take steps to support the supply chain. Let me just say this in its defence: Mr Byrne, you know how deeply embedded the JLR supply chain is in the culture of the region, as well as its economy, JLR feels that responsibility t…”

“I can. She will be responsible for dealing with crime in the high street. She does not need any encouragement from me. I do not want to give the impression that she needs me to tell her that this is a big issue that is experienced in every community. She experiences it in her communities and her constituency as well. B…”

“Indeed. So I have the utmost respect for the work that is done here and the amount of work that goes into making these Committees a successful and constructive partner. Now I am sitting before you for the very first time. It is quite an experience for me, so thank you. My priority is quite clear. We inherited a growth …”

“I share the premise of your question. As I said, I met last week with Matthew Taylor, and it was a really productive session. We have had our settlement from the spending review. We are in the process of allocating those resources as we move from three agencies to one agency. I am satisfied that the Fair Work Agency wi…”

“I was on this Committee when we looked into exactly this—Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Uber itself. All those companies have moved quite some way since the days when I was on this Committee and we were looking at outright exploitation of people who were on those apps. There has been some movement. Our economy is moving incr…”

“It did make commitments to me.”

“I kind of addressed this in my frustration about the widening division that sometimes the media portrays here. Our manifesto commitment was to basic day one rights. We now need to consult to see what that looks like in practice. Our manifesto said that “we will engage widely with experts and stakeholders, including emp…”