Speeches by Yang.

“T2. This weekend, while door-knocking in Woodley, I spoke to a young father of three who, despite working multiple skilled jobs, feared being made homeless because of high and rising costs of rent. Will the Chancellor examine the case for a fixed-term rent freeze in the private rented sector to protect renters like my …”

“9. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of statutory sick pay.”

“I am indeed very proud of this Labour Government’s historic Employment Rights Act 2025, which, from this month, means that workers will get statutory sick pay from the first day they are ill, rather than having to wait till the fourth. Too many people in Reading—even those working in health and care settings—are workin…”

“Mr Speaker, I wish you and the Minister a happy St George’s day. I congratulate my right hon. Friend on rejoining the EU Erasmus+ scheme. It is very exciting for students across the UK, including at the University of Reading. On energy prices, we are all paying the price of Trump’s war in Iran. It is vital for us to wo…”

“7. What steps he is taking to improve relations with the EU.”

“For example, you are talking about things such as names and addresses of people whose payments are being scrutinised for potential anti-money laundering purposes. That is the kind of area you are looking at.”

“You mentioned that this procurement process was done in line with the general public procurement standards. Does that mean there were multiple bidders for the contract, which Palantir won competitively?”

“Could you give examples of what that includes? What information do you use to identify financial crime?”

“Which datasets will we be pushing into that infrastructure?”

“It is not correct, as reported, that Palantir has access to all FCA datasets. Which datasets does it have access to?”

“Finally, what independent oversight mechanisms do you have, if any, to audit Palantir’s use of FCA data?”

“Is it audited in-house within the FCA?”

“Palantir, of course, also operates with other Government Departments, including the NHS, the military and police departments. Did you discuss this contract, as the FCA, with anyone else from central Government in terms of understanding the breadth of information that Palantir has across the UK Government data estate?”

“On the topic of anti-money laundering, it has been reported recently that the FCA has awarded Palantir a contract for processing data related to anti-money laundering objectives. The Guardian has reported that there has been an official announcement stating that Palantir will work across all FCA datasets. Is that the c…”

“Is it possible for Palantir to link the data that it has access to across different UK Government Departments?”

“Last year, OFSI’s threat assessment said that around a quarter of the suspected breach reports that it received from UK financial services firms made reference to intermediary jurisdictions, such as the British Virgin Islands. Is your sense that this level of reporting of intermediary jurisdictions is too low—that firm…”

“You have previously published the number of assessments that you have made each year on sanctions compliance. Do you expect that number to continue rising this year?”

“What have been the main changes? You mentioned that the number of sanctioned individuals has gone up since your last review. What changes have you seen in terms of the patterns coming out from the industry and how it is handling sanctions compliance?”

“Is five your optimal number, Ms Curtice?”

“Professor Clift, even though we have three members on the committee, they do not make decisions collectively; different parts of the forecast are delegated. Is that the right interpretation?”