Speeches by McAllister.

“Why is that the case if the UK sector meets only 65% of current market demand?”

“Does that investment to meet new capacity involve new technology, or is it simply the case that the technology we have at the moment is sufficient but there is a lack of wood supply?”

“That is interesting, because we have heard evidence already as a Committee on what is and is not in our industrial strategy, so I appreciate your answer, Mr Wilson.”

“Clause 18(e) provides for non-means-tested legal aid to bereaved family members at inquests. The Bill is intended to introduce UK-wide legislation. I understand that the Minister has engaged in positive talks with the Scottish Government over a number of months because of the devolved nature of Scottish legal aid at fa…”

“Q My question is to Tom. Under the clause 12(5) defence of reasonable excuse for a seriously improper act of misconduct, what do we regard as the “sufficient evidence” described in clause 12(6)? You said that the defendant simply needs to raise that, but to what standard? What is sufficient and, in a jury trial, who de…”

“Q First, the Bill provides for non-means-tested legal aid, but how should that work in practice, Mr Minnoch? Should the grant be uncapped, in respect of time and line, with no limit? Or do you envisage that there should be blocks of work with specified limits? Secondly, if a public authority has a team of, for instance…”

“Yes, it does. Thank you. Richard Miller: I will add one point on the costs aspect. Firms will not be given a blank cheque here; they know that when they submit their bill of costs to the Legal Aid Agency, it will be very closely scrutinised. Any costs that the Legal Aid Agency considers were not necessarily and reasona…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in again congratulating the Scotland men’s national football team on qualifying for the 2026 world cup? The entire team are heroes, not least John McGinn from my West Dunbartonshire constituency, who is a former pupil of my old school, St Columba’s in Clydebank. Does the Leader of t…”

“T2. In June this year, the average wait time for a driving test in the UK was over 22 weeks. That backlog is holding back learners in my constituency. Can the Secretary of State outline what action she is taking to deliver extra tests and remove those barriers for young people in West Dunbartonshire?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. My contribution will be brief. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) on securing this debate to consider inequalities faced by unpaid carers. It was also my great pleasure to attend the parliamentary reception last night organised by Ca…”

“Have the Scottish Government given you an indication as to what they are likely to do with that additional funding?”

“For solar panels in our schools and hospitals?”

“To the Scottish Government?”

“How much has been allocated?”

“It was announced on Monday of this week, I believe, that 250 schools are set to benefit from Great British Energy with respect to the solar programme—including specifically areas of deprivation—but not Scotland. You talked about that partnership agreement. Did GB Energy have discussions with the Scottish Government to …”

“The reason why I ask is that my constituency of West Dunbartonshire has areas of high deprivation. Will schools in my areas of deprivation in West Dunbartonshire benefit from this GB Energy investment the way they will in England?”

“Can I ask a supplementary on that announcement please? That announcement was made this morning. Can you give us an idea of how many local, clean jobs it is going to produce for the area and how many homes it will power?”

“Hundreds of my West Dunbartonshire constituents, and thousands more across the country, were served notice of the termination of their family protection funeral plan by CMutual and Maiden Life UK. All are members of credit unions, and they are elderly and vulnerable. They have paid in thousands of pounds over the years…”

“Thank you for that answer. As far as the trade deal and the reduction in tariffs with India is concerned, what are the potential impacts on the whisky industry of that UK-India trade deal?”

“Many of my West Dunbartonshire constituents are employed in the whisky industry and President Trump has expressed his wish for Scotland to do well out of the UK-US trade deal. What are the barriers to securing a removal of or reduction in tariffs on the whisky industry?”