Speeches by Brickell.

“I want to bring this to life a little bit. In the light of the Heaton Park synagogue terrorist attack, the CCDH found that X had failed to uphold its own policies on hateful conduct and violent speech, including 100 posts spreading false flag conspiracy theories that got over 568,000 views. Doesn’t this speak to an unc…”

“I appreciate that, Minister. You said slightly earlier in your testimony that it is not for you to comment on US domestic affairs. However, on X, the US Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Sarah Rogers, has criticised the UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act, and claimed that the sanction…”

“My constituents do not mourn the removal of Nicolás Maduro, who oversaw the violent repression of his people, a fraudulent presidential election and horrific human rights abuses for many years, but they are alarmed about the unilateral regime change sought by the Trump Administration in order to access Venezuelan oil r…”

“As a former Erasmus student, I congratulate the Paymaster General on the steely resolve, the pragmatism and the significant progress he has been able to achieve. Only a few weeks ago, two fellow Erasmus students from the UK who I studied with in Germany were in this place. I was with them for the first time in 13 years…”

“You have spoken a lot about sanctions in today’s session. What moral authority will the UK Government have to convene an international countering illicit finances summit if our own overseas territories fail to tackle the offshore financial secrecy that allows the likes of Putin’s cronies to clean and stash their corrup…”

“The UK Government are preparing to host a major international summit next year on countering illicit finance. Foreign Secretary, what do you hope to achieve through the summit?”

“Might it be possible to write to us with a bit more information?”

“This is not just a discussion about Russian sovereign assets. Almost four years after Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we are still in a position in which the £2 billion proceeds of the sale of Chelsea football club, tied to Roman Abramovich, are still frozen. When are we going to see the proceeds of that sale d…”

“Foreign Secretary, are you able to say what progress has been made in seizing Russian sovereign assets held both here in the UK and further afield?”

“My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech and giving an extensive list of recommendations to the Government. He talked earlier about defibrillators. There is an important point about access to defibrillators and where they are sited in constituencies. Does he agree that it is also important to ensure that those who ne…”

“I congratulate the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary) on securing this important debate. At a time when our country faces profound geopolitical uncertainty, when hostile states are probing every weakness in our democratic and economic systems, and when the US national security strategy talks about “cultivating res…”

“The hon. Member is making an important point about young children in schools. Last month, Joshua, Leyla and Elizabeth from St George’s primary school in my constituency wrote to me about their campaign to promote sustainable palm oil labelling. They are carrying on a fine tradition in Bolton, where one of the first Fai…”

“Sir Olly, six months on from the 19 May summit, can you outline the different roles played by the FCDO and the Cabinet Office when it comes to the UK-EU reset?”

“One question that sometimes comes up in this Committee is how well we are resourced to negotiate vis-à-vis the Commission. I do not know whether you had any thoughts on that, or whether you are able to shed any light on the depth of knowledge we can draw on in the UK.”

“I want to dig into some of the comments that your colleague, the second PUS, made earlier about resourcing and staffing. It was mentioned that resource choices will be made around value for money and around policy outcomes. In that context, what assurances can you give the Committee that the UK mission in Brussels and …”

“Can you say what impact the ongoing restructure might have on our presence in Brussels or on the ability to advise on the reset?”

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“I warmly welcome the Chancellor’s Budget. It will improve the lives of my constituents by putting £150 back into the pockets of working people through removing levies on energy bills and by lifting 2,570 children out of poverty. This is a Budget with fairness at its core; it reduces child poverty, has more funding for …”

“I thank the Leader of the House for his warm remarks about my campaign to exempt search and rescue services vehicles from vehicle excise duty. Will the Leader of the House join me in celebrating this coming weekend’s 25th anniversary of the passage of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, which was a landmark ach…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate. Let me say at the outset that I will focus my remarks on the Hong Kong community in my Bolton West constituency. In Westhoughton, Lostock and across…”