Speeches by McAllister.

“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?”

“The Bill provides for parity of representation, and will expand non-means-tested legal aid so that bereaved family members can secure advocacy at inquests where a public authority is an interested person, but it does so, as I understand it, only in England and Wales. Of course, justice is a devolved issue, but can the …”

“It may be too early to say but do you know how many of your members are likely to accept or to agree to a voluntary redundancy package? Is it likely that management would have to move to compulsory redundancy?”

“Did you respond?”

“Out of a workforce of 650 in STV in total across the whole of Scotland, would you not regard the 150 working in the newsroom in the north to be top heavy?”

“Are you planning what are often described as wide-scale entry fee competitions?”

“Back to the radio station again. Just for clarity, I appreciate you are saying that the aim is a mainstream music market, but are the news bulletins going to be produced by STV journalists or is it going to be bought in?”

“Have you had those discussions now with the trade unions in relation to how you reduce potential job losses and mitigate the consequences?”

“What response did you give to the unions on that request and when did you give that response?”

“It was suggested in our first session this morning that you had failed to respond to the union’s request for collective consultation. Is that accurate?”

“So not live from the studio at 6 o’clock?”

“Live from the studio?”

“Are you hoping to deliver dividends to your shareholders next year?”

“Does that place you under significant pressure?”

“You came into your position in November 2024, obviously tasked with delivering a sustainable, profitable business. The share price collapsing in July had no bearing, then, on what some have described as your kneejerk reaction and lack of consultation in announcing this decision? Profits to shareholders are not one of y…”

“Is it not the case that you panicked because your share price fell by one-third in July?”

“Chair, can I ask a supplementary on that one?”