Speeches by Griffiths.

“4. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland.”

“Many businesses in my Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency depend on contracts linked to the North sea energy sector. With this Labour Government driving disinvestment and deindustrialisation, skilled workers are fleeing the industry. Every Member in this House will have constituents whose employment relies on t…”

“Looking at the growth of data centres, there are two things I want to cover. First, why do estimates for the number of jobs created by data centres range as much as they do? Can each of you provide clarity on the figures that you are able to provide? Secondly, I was interested in the differences between public sector a…”

“Can I ask a quick question on that? Those are very seductive numbers but, in very simple terms, how would that happen? What is AI going to deliver to create that?”

“When you are negotiating with private data centres, is there any consideration about which workloads require both the data sovereignty and the latency that would require you to be in the UK, versus workloads that could be in environmentally much better locations? I have just come back from Canada, where they use hydrop…”

“One thing I have heard from all three of you is the massive, exponential increase in compute power that is needed as a result of AI versus the way that we were using compute previously. Is that built into your expectations? I guess that your contract with Ark was signed at a time when AI was nascent and that you now ha…”

“I am conscious of time—I suspect the Chair is chivvying me a little.”

“Sorry, to interrupt, but is that 1.5 to 1.6 hyperscalers and private cloud?”

“Christina, do you want to build on the point about the difference between the private and the public sectors then talk about the jobs point? That would be helpful.”

“If you have not already, it would be helpful if you could share that report.”

“There is one thing that I, and I suspect my colleagues, would love to know. A local community that has a data centre nearby potentially runs the risk of there not being a local job uplift. Do you have anything to add on that? Are there any specific roles within the data centre itself that you think we should highlight?”

“West Sussex county council’s health and adult social care scrutiny committee has concluded that the closure of Zachary Merton hospital in Rustington “constituted a significant variation” in services. Given the statutory requirements for consultation—promised, but never delivered—when can residents expect a decision on …”

“T7. Thousands of people in West Sussex are unable to access an NHS dentist and many constituents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton tell me that they have been unable to secure an appointment for years. What specific steps is the Secretary of State taking to increase NHS dental capacity in coastal communities, and when …”

“West Sussex county council’s health and adult social care scrutiny committee has concluded that the closure of Zachary Merton hospital in Rustington “constituted a significant variation” in services. Given the statutory requirements for consultation—promised, but never delivered—when can residents expect a decision on …”

“T7. Thousands of people in West Sussex are unable to access an NHS dentist and many constituents in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton tell me that they have been unable to secure an appointment for years. What specific steps is the Secretary of State taking to increase NHS dental capacity in coastal communities, and when …”

“Q8. At 19, I was in a coma after contracting bacterial meningitis. I lost 70% of my hearing and needed open-heart surgery. The menB vaccine has saved lives since its introduction in 2015 for infants, but there remains a gap for the high-risk adolescents who were not vaccinated under the Joint Committee on Vaccination a…”

“This is particularly for Professor Murphy and Sam Olsen. I am really interested in which sectors of the UK economy you feel are most dependent on Chinese suppliers.”

“Businesses in Bognor Regis and Littlehampton need stable and affordable energy to grow and invest, so does my right hon. Friend agree that our “get Britain drilling” Bill is vital not just for energy security but for our future economic security?”

“On Friday, I opened the new Premier Inn in my constituency—a project that was passed under the last Conservative Government—but many businesses in my constituency are failing because of increased costs and regulation. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this is an absolute travesty for our country?”

“Businesses in my constituency are not asking for special treatment; they are asking for a Government who stop making it harder to employ people, harder to grow and harder to invest. Right now, too many feel that Labour is taking the country in the wrong direction. Through my business club and regular conversations with…”