"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. Like many Members, I have been inundated by constituents writing to me about this issue and explaining at great length their concerns about climate change and their fears for the future. The existential risk of ecosystem collapse and biodiversity …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"I think that this is an emergency on every level: it is a local, regional, national, international and global emergency, which is happening in the climate and in biodiversity at the same time. That is why we need action now.
"I welcome the Prime Minister to his place with his message of optimism, hope and change for water, climate change and procurement. On procurement, may I be presumptuous and give him a quick win? We can remove Palantir from the federated data platform in the NHS and replace it with …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"Q11. US big tech has exploited us for far too long, so I am delighted that the Met police followed my advice and pushed Apple and Google to implement the stolen handset blacklist, curbing resales and cutting mobile theft by almost half. Likewise, does the Prime Minister agree that it …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"5. What discussions her Department has had with police forces on the adequacy of competitive tendering for trials of AI. ..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"Palantir appears to have a habit of avoiding competitive tender and scrutiny by using free trials and locking up the contract specifications after getting a foot in the door. I congratulate the London Mayor on stopping the recent potential contract offered by the Met police without a competitive tender process. …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"I was trying not to interrupt his flow—[Interruption.] Until I did.
Throughout the files there are mentions of Palantir and Peter Mandelson, including a memo in which he tries to introduce Peter Thiel to No. 10 staff in June last year. Even though Mr Louis Mosley has written to …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"All the features that the hon. Member is asking for are available to people within the Greater Manchester area. Exactly those things are there and work today, even down to the remote monitoring he mentions...." Martin Wrigley - View Speech
"I will focus on two things: the changes in data privacy and access to support a centralised single patient record, and the abolition of Healthwatch.
Healthwatch is not the same as the other regulators and it should not be amalgamated. Regulators can be amalgamated only if they have a single …..." Martin Wrigley - View Speech