Speeches by Tufnell.

“In terms of the creditors’ plans, I do not think there has been a commitment in respect of dividend payments and there has been a hint at public listing. What is the plan to get a return on investment for the creditors?”

“Sorry, say that last bit again?”

“Is there an intention to inject fresh equity?”

“What about exchange for debt?”

“Your documents describe it as a material write-down in respect to the debt. I wonder whether it is a better or worse deal for Thames than write-downs offered by KKR or other bidders.”

“We do not really know what stage you got to with KKR because you will not release the board minutes and you will not release the minutes on the other. So there is a lack of transparency, is there not?”

“Is it a better or worse proposal than the one offered by KKR?”

“Can I just come back to the point about the minutes in terms of releasing them to the Committee? Is it the case that what is going on here is that you are refusing to release the minutes because they demonstrate that there is a plan that the class A creditors have a preferential first dibs on Thames Water?”

“I commend the Secretary of State for his statement. I share his view that we have a responsibility to generations to come, and my constituents want to be part of a just transition. Is he committed to a just transition that protects jobs and prevents decarbonisation through de-industrialisation?”

“The UK Government have made a commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% from April 2027 and then to 5% by 2035. What are you doing to ensure that Wales benefits from that increase in defence spending?”

“Do you think that the MOD is taking account of the opportunities for high-paid, high-skilled jobs and particular social value to areas that have high levels of child poverty? We just touched on welfare issues. Do you think that that forms part of the MOD’s thinking when it is looking at engaging with companies in Wales…”

“Our predecessor Committee did an inquiry on defence in Wales. I do not think it fully finished, because of the 2024 general election, but it wrote a letter to the previous Secretary of State setting the sector out as an unsung hero of the Welsh economy and recommending, in particular, that the MOD should improve its kn…”

“Does it not speak to the wider issue in terms of trying to approach this topic in good faith led by scientific evidence? At the same time, there are bad faith actors trying to suppress information and evidence.”

“Could you briefly outline the extent of your engagement in the UN global plastics treaty process? We can start with Peter and then just work our way down.”

“Are you able to set out what the delegation from INEOS would be doing in those settings?”

“Those delegations do not go with the view of inputting any kind of position.”

“Thank you, Chair. Before I get to that, I just wanted to touch on the issue discussed in the previous session on the threats to the scientific community. If I could just start with Peter, I was wondering whether this is something that you are aware of or that you recognise. I would be grateful if you could present your…”

“As a Committee, we were not aware, but reference was made to it being on the public record that that has taken place. Is that something you are familiar with?”

“What actions has your federation taken, having heard those concerns raised by your colleagues in universities?”

“You were aware of that taking place, but you did not take any action as a result of hearing that it had taken place.”