Speeches by Brickell.

“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…”

“One of my focuses is to ensure that Russia and Putin pay for the war of aggression. Could our Polish, Finnish and Czech colleagues in the room talk a bit about how we could ensure that it is not just the designation of oligarchs, Putin cronies or shadow fleet vessels that takes place? What could we do to ensure that ou…”

“I commend the Minister for saying clearly, and quite rightly, that we should not be taking lessons from the Conservative party. What more can he say about the reforms that will follow the establishment of the Ethics and Integrity Commission to ensure that former Ministers cannot trade on their knowledge through the rev…”

“As my constituency neighbour, does my hon. Friend share the frustration that I and my Bolton West constituents sometimes have about identifying who is responsible for the existing infrastructure and its maintenance? For example, we struggle to understand whether United Utilities or the council is responsible for locali…”

“The hon. Member is making a very good point. Does he agree that, notwithstanding the large drainage basins of rivers such as the Mersey, the Dee, the Kent and the Lune, which have systemic flood risk, there is also the issue of serious localised flooding across the region, which is often not tied to major drainage basi…”

“I have a quick question for Nina Jankowicz about China. The briefing for this session spoke about the increasing use of private commercial firms to disseminate foreign information manipulation and interference. Could you talk more about who these private firms are, and why there seems to be increasing use of privatised…”

“I have a quick question for Nina Jankowicz about China. The briefing for this session spoke about the increasing use of private commercial firms to disseminate foreign information manipulation and interference. Could you talk more about who these private firms are, and why there seems to be increasing use of privatised…”

“How has that announced closure of USAID impacted your work at the International Fund?”

“Mr Lalwani, you have mentioned Georgia twice. In that context, I wanted to reflect on the fact that in 2023 the previous US Administration provided, by my reckoning, $144 million-worth of support through USAID, of which $3.5 million was for media and freedom of information support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announ…”

“Mention was made of soft power in Latin America as exercised by Russia and China. Roberta Braga, can you talk about what Chinese and Russian soft power in Latin America looks like and how it is characterised?”

“How has that announced closure of USAID impacted your work at the International Fund?”

“Mr Lalwani, you have mentioned Georgia twice. In that context, I wanted to reflect on the fact that in 2023 the previous US Administration provided, by my reckoning, $144 million-worth of support through USAID, of which $3.5 million was for media and freedom of information support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announ…”

“Mention was made of soft power in Latin America as exercised by Russia and China. Roberta Braga, can you talk about what Chinese and Russian soft power in Latin America looks like and how it is characterised?”

“I have a quick question for Nina Jankowicz about China. The briefing for this session spoke about the increasing use of private commercial firms to disseminate foreign information manipulation and interference. Could you talk more about who these private firms are, and why there seems to be increasing use of privatised…”

“How has that announced closure of USAID impacted your work at the International Fund?”

“Mr Lalwani, you have mentioned Georgia twice. In that context, I wanted to reflect on the fact that in 2023 the previous US Administration provided, by my reckoning, $144 million-worth of support through USAID, of which $3.5 million was for media and freedom of information support. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announ…”

“Mention was made of soft power in Latin America as exercised by Russia and China. Roberta Braga, can you talk about what Chinese and Russian soft power in Latin America looks like and how it is characterised?”

“T9. The Home Secretary will be aware of the existing asset recovery incentivisation scheme, which uses seized criminal assets to fund enforcement agencies in their work to tackle economic crime. There are, however, concerns about the lumpy nature of the funding model, which can lead to wild variations in financial supp…”

“I was recently contacted by a constituent about Greater Manchester integrated care partnership funding an autism assessment for his son. After waiting eight months, my constituent was informed that his chosen provider’s funding had been cut by the ICP. With his GP’s help, he was able to transfer to a different provider…”

“I thank all Members who contributed to this well spirited, genuinely cross-party debate, including my colleagues on the all-party parliamentary group on anti-corruption and responsible tax: the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell), my hon. Friends the Members for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton), for…”