Speeches by Glen.

“Mr Davidson, how does Siemens see it?”

“Mr Thomas, you just mentioned a surge of interest in private sector investment. Does that indicate that, in your particular part of the pitch, the National Wealth Fund is not so needed, because you have growing confidence that there is a pathway to delivery to deal with the intermittency of supply? You have private bac…”

“Mr Thomas, you just mentioned a surge of interest in private sector investment. Does that indicate that, in your particular part of the pitch, the National Wealth Fund is not so needed, because you have growing confidence that there is a pathway to delivery to deal with the intermittency of supply? You have private bac…”

“Could I ask about the National Wealth Fund’s strategic objectives and priority areas? The Chancellor asserted the imperative to consider investments in dual-use technologies to support the UK’s defence and security. Given where we are as a country and what is happening at the moment, do you think it is reasonable to sa…”

“Does anyone else have anything to say on that? Has it been framed in the right way? Should the Chancellor have gone further on the defence sector, specifically?”

“Yes.”

“Is there not a risk, though? How do the Government avoid a situation in which the efficiency of the National Wealth Fund’s contribution is diluted by changes in the national economy? Do you think there is a reasonable chance that there will be tougher projects? We have just discussed the possibility of strategic decisi…”

“I was the Minister who took the legislation for the UK Infrastructure Bank through Parliament, and I have been trying to discern what is different, apart from a little more money. I am still struggling with that. Does anyone else have anything to say? No? Thank you, Chair.”

“It is rare but very encouraging when a constituent comes into a surgery with some solutions. A couple of months ago, Elizabeth Cordle came into my surgery to talk about Corefulness, which is a series of short, simple, evidence-based exercise programmes to mature essential movement skills and help improve a child’s read…”

“I have been very clear that I have tabled my amendments in a constructive way to reflect the will that the hon. Lady has expressed, but to recognise the meaningful dilution in the authority of the process and what can reasonably be amended to invigorate it, based on the principles that I think were intended at the outs…”

“It will not surprise my hon. Friend to hear that I agree wholeheartedly. I recognise that that was a major reason that many colleagues gave at earlier points in our discussions and deliberations.”

“I am grateful to have my first opportunity to contribute on this Bill. It would not be appropriate to dilate on my profound anxieties about it, but I approach these amendments in the spirit of constructive engagement. I rise to speak to linked amendments 82 to 86, which would strengthen the panel by giving it some of t…”

“Scientists at the UK Health Security Agency at Porton Down make a massive contribution to the welfare of our country in difficult times. Ten years ago, the Chancellor’s predecessor wanted to invest £525 million in moving to a single science hub in Harlow. Some £400 million has already been spent, and last year, the Nat…”

“It is a pleasure to contribute to the debate, Dr Huq. In every Budget that I have seen over the past 15 years, either as a Treasury Minister or as a constituency MP, more money—whether it is 1%, 2% or 3% more—has gone into the NHS, yet there is still a demand for even more money at the next fiscal event. In the south-w…”

“Debbie Crosbie, the CEO of Nationwide, thought the best way would be to maintain minimum standards that were understood and unambiguous, to avoid a situation where you could have apparent precedent setting from the FOS. Do you think that there is merit in exploring that further? The point is that the consumer duties ou…”

“When we have met representatives of UK Finance as a group, they have talked about the DISP rules—the dispute resolution rules—needing more clarity. Do you agree with that?”

“Can I ask about the relationship between the FCA’s rules and guidance and the FOS? As we all know, the FCA has a principle-based approach to the rules and regulations, and an outcomes-based consumer duty. When individual consumers find themselves at odds with an outcome that they have received from their financial serv…”

“Building on that theme, one of the things that the FCA is seen to have done well is the sandbox principle that brings in firms as they are evolving new products, verifies the products and essentially gets them market-ready. We have had significant feedback that one of the challenges now is not so much starting up but s…”

“Presumably, it is pretty difficult to measure what would happen if you loosened those standards or to measure what is a tolerable risk and a tolerable harm.”

“Thank you.”