Speeches by Griffiths.

“So you do know.”

“For the benefit of everyone watching this, what do you mean by slab and slice?”

“Are you the only person who does not know?”

“It was, but you are about to bring in the Employment Rights Bill, so how does that square with reducing regulation?”

“They need to have a job to have security of income. I hear my Chair, and I know that the question he really wants me to focus on here is about business rates and whether it is time for a rethink by this Government on your approach to business rates and reform.”

“Yes, indeed. I also want to say that at a time when businesses are complaining that this Government are adding more and more cost and regulation, including the Employment Rights Bill, it is really disappointing to hear that reducing those costs is not part of your top three. When we add to that the plans for business r…”

“After warnings from the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, my constituents are still rightly concerned that services may yet be cut, appointments lost and operations delayed as a direct result of the BMA’s industrial action. These strikes did not need to happen. What will the Secretary of State do to reassure patient…”

“12. What steps he is taking to help prevent industrial action in the NHS.”

“T9. Flooding costs the UK economy up to £6 billion a year. Aviva estimates that 2,000 more homes will be at risk of surface water flooding by 2050 in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton alone, as well as 115,000 of the Government’s planned 1.5 million new homes. That is why flood resilience is a growth issue. Will the Minis…”

“The Minister stresses the importance of mindset, so can he tell me whether it was a failure of mindset that underpinned the failure to secure the prosecution of two alleged Chinese agents? Why should parliamentarians now trust that he has the mindset to keep us safe?”

“This is a question for all of you. Would a NOVA or Tibi‑style approved fund list allow institutional investors to speed up investments to private markets?”

“Bognor Regis and Littlehampton is a coastal constituency with a strong forces tradition. Many of my constituents served in Northern Ireland and are now terrified of being pulled into a process that continues with no end. Does my hon. Friend agree that we owe those veterans a process that is fair, proportionate and fina…”

“13. Whether her Department provided evidence relating to the alleged breach of the Official Secrets Act on behalf of China.”

“Our judicial system is rightly rigorous and independent, which is why the Government’s handling of intelligence that is central to national security, and passing it to prosecutors, matters so much. As the Minister responsible for our state threats framework and domestic security, will the Home Secretary tell the House …”

“I will not, given the time constraints. Our cheap power plan would axe the carbon tax, scrap renewable levies on household bills and put money back into the pockets of hard-working people, because if we give families certainty and give businesses room to breathe, the growth will follow. This is how we build an economy …”

“My constituents are looking at their rising energy bills, already the second highest in the world, with a real sense of fear. People should not have to choose between heating and eating because of the direct choices—the political choices—of the Labour party. It is not just residents I am hearing from. Many local organi…”

“On 10 October, Ola Abimbola, a violent Nigerian criminal, walked out of Ford open prison in my Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency. He has not been seen since. He is meant to be serving 21 years for grievous bodily harm, kidnap and possession of an offensive weapon. How many other prisoners are at large from Fo…”

“I refer back to your point about the growth emergency. You did in fact inherit an economy that was the highest-growth economy in the G7 when you came to power. That is not a growth emergency. The Government have been accused of significantly increasing business costs over the last year—you will not need me to rehearse …”

“I know.”

“The question I ask is on criteria. On day one, the first time you get a cyber-attack, your judgment is to support that industry. Tata, JLR’s parent company, has very deep pockets, and it has involvement in cyber. I suppose the question must be: why are we not expecting the primary business itself to shoulder the burden…”