Speeches by Jardine.

“Zoe, was there anything you wanted to add?”

“I was going to come on to flexibility. There was a cultural shift towards flexible working during and after covid, which a lot of us presumed would benefit disabled people in the labour market. From what you are saying, that has not emerged in the way that we expected. Peter, why has that not yet had a substantial impa…”

“As the Minister knows, the video games industry is huge in Scotland. In fact, it is huge worldwide—it is now bigger than the film and television industries put together. The Scottish industry is worth £188 million, but we have reached a point where we have identified a lack of business acumen among growing companies. W…”

“A constituent recently contacted me to say that she is concerned that her son, who is a member of the armed forces, is finding it impossible to get a driving test. The well-documented concerns about delays are compounded by the fact that he is posted abroad, his timing is difficult to anticipate, and military personnel…”

“When we did the inquiry into misogyny in music, we heard that non-disclosure agreements are used to silence victims of harassment and abuse. Have you heard of them being used in the comedy sector?”

“Rachael, is there anything more that you think we should take away?”

“We will get through this as quickly as we can. I may not ask questions in the right order, but we have talked about the steps you could take. To sum everything up, is there a specific thing above all else that you think would be important for us to take away, since we might get stopped any second?”

“Ola, would you like to add anything to that?”

“Have you complied with any of them?”

“Does the Minister share my disappointment that my constituency of Edinburgh West was the only one in Edinburgh that was not considered for a Pride in Place programme, including areas like Drylaw and Stenhouse which have particular problems that could have been helped by this programme?”

“I will not say another word; I might get into trouble. I will leave it there.”

“I have been overwhelmed by the number of constituents who have written to me over the past two weeks about the situation in the Gulf. They are of course concerned about their energy bills and the cost of living, but overwhelmingly they are outraged at the actions of all the actors in this conflict—Iran, Israel and the …”

“9. Whether she plans to increase the level of funding available to agricultural industries.”

“Edinburgh West may not seem like the most rural constituency, but we have several critical agricultural businesses in the seat, including the Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston and a number of businesses that are diversifying into agritourism. There is funding available, but it is often unclear how to get it or how to …”

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. Unfortunately, if they were not here at the start, I am not sure that I will be able to get them in.”

“I will have to call the first Front Bencher at 3.28 pm.”

“T6. A Ukrainian family that we managed to reunite visited my office on Friday. During the conversation, it became clear that they are concerned for the future of Ukraine, given the war in the middle east and the US now loosening the sanctions on Russia. What representations have been made to the American Government to …”

“May I associate myself with the remarks of the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House about the anniversary of Dunblane? Many of us in this place have pensioner constituents abroad, and the 90% of them who are in the Commonwealth had their pensions frozen from the point at which they left. This is an is…”

“There are no spoilers left.”

“Something you said resonated with me, because in a media interview recently, I was asked about one political party’s plans to do away with the Equality Act 2010 because it does down working-class boys and men. We are seeing that increasingly in the political arena. I would not disagree with what you said about it origi…”