Speeches by Brickell.

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“The hon. Member would do well to listen to what I have to say, and I will come to wealth taxation shortly, but I would appreciate it if she did not take that very condescending tone with me—I spent more than a decade working in the financial services industry myself. These measures have been taken because it is simply …”

“I will make some progress given the time limits that will be put in place on other Members. That finally put us on a strong footing to move on from the irresponsible and reckless chaos of Liz Truss’s mini-Budget and the litany of unfunded spending commitments left behind by the previous Administration, who had no inten…”

“It is a pleasure to speak in the debate, and I do so on behalf of my constituents, who dutifully pay their taxes in the expectation that they will receive a fair deal in return. Today’s motion from the official Opposition implies that the efforts that this Government have undertaken to deliver that fair deal are not in…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this hugely important and timely debate. As chair of the recently constituted all-party parliamentary group on terrorism and security, he is a dedicated advocate on this sub…”

“Is that the same, for instance, for the French and German equivalents of the British Council? They don’t receive favourable loan treatment from their ministries of foreign affairs.”

“Permanent secretary, going back to remarks you made earlier, there seemed to be an apparent contradiction about the British Council. It is an arm’s length body of the Foreign Office that is there to promote British interests and British soft power abroad. But you made a comment on the circa £200 million loan and said t…”

“On the topic of expertise, the Foreign Secretary has spoken about 1,000 civil servants speaking Mandarin. What work is the FCDO also doing across Government to raise awareness of other strategic risks associated with China, such as countering disinformation or cyber-security?”

“Foreign Secretary, you have talked about keeping Ukraine in the fight. What progress have you made in securing the £2.5 billion proceeds of the sale of Chelsea football club for use in helping Ukraine?”

“Taking a wider view, €300 billion of Russian state assets are currently held in the west, including substantial assets in Euroclear Belgium. What progress have you made with allies across the west in confiscating and seizing those assets to keep Ukraine in the fight and fund the reconstruction of Ukraine?”

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“Taking all in the round, along with the comments we have heard about the China audit and the strategy being highly classified, how should the Committee hold you and the Foreign Secretary to account on whether the policy has been successful? What are the key metrics that we should be judging success by?”

“Foreign Secretary, you have long campaigned for London to be the anti-corruption capital of the world, and I commend you for those efforts. In that context, I want to talk briefly about the overseas territories. In Georgia, leading members of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party, while crushing civil society and cracki…”

“Foreign Secretary, on the topic of export licences for military use, you mentioned the suspension of the 30 licences back in September, out of 350 in place at the time. For the record, can you just explain to the Committee, and to the public, what is constituted in those additional 320 licences that are going to Israel…”

“On China, permanent secretary, I want to read back some of your remarks on the work that the Foreign Office is going to do on that forward-looking strategy. At the start of this session, you mentioned that the FCDO will be able to offer “central expertise and oversight”, working with other Government Departments. You a…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital to have farms in built-up settings in order to give a connection to people who perhaps do not have the good fortune of being able to get out into the countryside, to enable them to understand how crucial farming is to this country and also, frankly, so that they may enjoy live…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about the critical work of animal welfare charities across the country. They can make such a difference. Diane in Ladybridge emailed to say: “This Bill is a major step forward in improving the lives of animals.” She is delighted that it will make it “much harder to exploit pet…”

“I rise to support the Bill, and I commend the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth) for bringing it to Parliament. I want to make some brief remarks about what is sometimes perceived as a tension between those who wish to responsibly enjoy the countryside, and both the economic toll and the harm…”

“I rise to support this vital Bill, and I commend the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers) for bringing it to the House. As all Members will know, animal welfare is a major concern for our constituents, and nowhere is that more true than Bolton West. The Bill has been long awaited, and I am delighted that this Parli…”

“The Minister talks about economic growth. I recently met a Mongolian lady working at the Satellite Applications Catapult, which exists to grow the UK space sector. We have heard about Buzz Aldrin and Buzz Lightyear—I am afraid I have a pun coming. With that in mind, will the Minister set out in further detail, perhaps …”