Speeches by Kumar.

“How many people are contacting you who feel they are experiencing an unfair price?”

“We know that SMEs do fantastic work in the UK. What initiatives or grants can you provide for our SMEs in the UK to trade in the EU?”

“We do fantastic work in relation to Scottish whisky, and we want to capitalise on that. Are there any other UK sectors in which we could be replicating that success and transporting it to the EU?”

“My constituency has a proud industrial heritage, with manufacturing still worth £1 billion a year to the local economy from sectors that account for nearly 10% of the UK’s total economic output. What steps have the Government taken to promote the growth of the manufacturing sector and ensure that towns like Dudley cont…”

“The US, Canada and the EU have all increased tariffs on electric vehicles from China. Why have you not asked the Trade Remedies Authority to investigate whether the UK needs to defend its economic interest in this industry?”

“When will the China audit be completed?”

“The EU has already passed significant new product regulations since Brexit, for example, on artificial intelligence. Is the Bill essentially a keeping-pace mechanism?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing this important debate. The growing prevalence of obesity is a public emergency. It is profoundly affecting not only individuals’ lives, but the economic and social fabric of our nation. Let me clearly state that this is not a debate about willpower or…”

“I welcome the news of a ceasefire deal after 15 months of devastation, destruction and loss of life. The release of hostages is vital, ensuring their safety and swift return to their families. There has been unimaginable suffering, and the ceasefire must be a turning point. It is imperative that the UK leverages our di…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of parking in town centres. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I rise to voice concerns about increased parking fees. Local authorities across the country are trying to claw their way out of financial difficulties by increasing parking…”

“Do you think there should be compensation?”

“Just generally?”

“What has been the resolution for this? When someone has complained saying, “I have childcare. I have now paid X for a child minder, I have paid travel, and everything has now been cancelled or I have been told last minute, and now the train fees are expensive so I have to pay an extortionate amount,” what has been the …”

“You have had 80 complaints about this and—”

“Is this in a 12-month period?”

“Andy, you served as a group HR director. How many complaints have you had—or have you had any complaints—about zero-hours contracts and cancellation of shifts, or shifts being given at late notice?”

“—and when there will be peaks and troughs. That would be built in. Is this Bill something that you would be happy to fully adopt?”

“You are talking about seasonality, but you would already know this. You have the data, so year on year you know when there are going to be busy periods in your industry—”

“With this now low level of guaranteed hours, would you say it would be 16 hours, then, that you would be offering to your employees?”

“In what circumstances would you give someone just one week’s notice?”