Speeches by Brickell.

“May I congratulate the Secretary of State on the Turkey deal last week? A year on from his signing of the Trinity House agreement with his German counterpart, can he outline what progress has been made on implementing that deal, in particular to boost industrial collaboration and drive greater investment into integrate…”

“Bolton mountain rescue team, based in my constituency, provides lifesaving emergency support across Greater Manchester and Lancashire. Currently, voluntary search and rescue organisations like Bolton MRT must pay vehicle excise duty, costing the team £3,800 a year—money that could otherwise be directed to its frontline…”

“T6. Horwich trailer manufacturer Indespension tells me that the post-Brexit regulatory system has significantly increased the approval cost for new trailer designs because of differing rules between GB, EU and Northern Irish markets. The business now spends more than £100,000 a year completing relevant paperwork. What …”

“On the loan, you mentioned restructuring support. One of the questions I have asked previously, and I am still not entirely sure about, is: how does your engagement with the Foreign Office compare with your peers—for instance, the Institut Français or Goethe-Institut—and their conversations with their respective Minist…”

“And for ’24-25, was that a £25 million foreign exchange loss? You mentioned that figure earlier.”

“Sticking on the topic of your finances, despite having a hedging strategy—you alluded to this earlier—on foreign exchange you had losses of £6.2 million in 2022-23. In ’23-24, it was more than twice that—£13.3 million, as I understand it. Did I hear correctly that the foreign exchange loss for ’24-25 was £25 million? I…”

“I recently met one of my constituents, Toni Hibbert, who expressed concerns about the process through which parents of disabled children can become Court of Protection deputies when their child turns 18. The application process not only can take many months but requires parents to pay large sums throughout, adding extr…”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent point about the number of asylum seeker hotels being reduced from 400 to roughly 200 in the last two years, and an important point about profit making. Does he agree that firms such as Serco have an obligation to be accountable, transparent and responsive to elected Members who are…”

“Perhaps the right hon. Gentleman can enlighten me on which of the amendments he is speaking to. New clause 4, which his party tabled, mentions coral, fish stocks, molluscs and ocean acidification in the marine protected area. Even the cynic in me is somewhat flabbergasted by the official Opposition’s apparent interest …”

“Is the simple truth not that this deal is cheaper than what was proposed by the Conservative party in government, and actually has more protections baked into it?”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“Will the right hon. Member give way?”

“Will the right hon. Lady give way?”

“I want to stick to the topic of finances. The UK Government imposed sanctions on African Initiative and three key individuals associated with it in July of this year, and those sanctions comprise asset freezes and a travel ban. How effective do both of you believe the UK Government’s and international initiatives have …”

“I am particularly interested in the money behind some of this, so I have two questions, perhaps starting with Dr Giustozzi. You have talked about the commercial nature of some of the disinformation and the activity that is taking place in Africa. Can you give us a sense of how much money Russia, as an example, is putti…”

“To be really clear, if you are an influencer on TikTok or another social media platform and you are getting paid to propagate the Chinese state’s messaging, under the FIRS on the enhanced tier, would you have to register?”

“Mr Yeh, I am curious to hear what your thoughts are on the enhanced tier of FIRS.”

“To focus on how this plays out in the UK, the Committee has received evidence calling on the UK Government to place China on the enhanced tier of the foreign influence registration scheme. Starting with Mr Kynge, what impact do you think that measure would have on China’s ability to propagate disinformation in the UK? …”

“I cannot speak for other Members, but I certainly did not. To what extent is the Chinese Communist party also using printed publications akin to China Daily to pursue that agenda?”

“I have a quick question. We have talked about social media a lot. We have talked about radio and television. One of the things that truly shocked me when I first came to this place was seeing that MPs were receiving China Daily—a Government-owned newspaper run by the Chinese Communist party’s propaganda arm—in their po…”