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Speeches by McAllister.

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16 Jun 2026Topical Questions

I thank the Foreign Secretary for raising the case of my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal during her recent visit to India. Will she update the House on whether her discussions were positive? Are we any closer to securing Jagtar’s release and return home to West Dunbartonshire?

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11 Jun 2026Clean Power by 2030

I was interested to hear the hon. Member say that the Scottish Government have proposed increasing the recommended voluntary community benefit for onshore wind projects to £6,000 per megawatt. That seems a derisory uplift given that, as he pointed out, it was £5,000 per megawatt in 2015—an uplift of only £1,000 after 1

energyhousingeconomy-jobs
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10 Jun 2026Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026

I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention, and his point is well made. Glasgow saved the games and we had to use the infrastructure that was there. Perhaps when he secures a future games for Strangford, they will highlight shooting and boxing. We are happy to support a bid from him. I know the effect that the games c

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10 Jun 2026Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026

I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention, and his point is well made. Glasgow saved the games and we had to use the infrastructure that was there. Perhaps when he secures a future games for Strangford, they will highlight shooting and boxing. We are happy to support a bid from him. I know the effect that the games c

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10 Jun 2026Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing the debate. As colleagues have rehearsed very well, with her wealth of knowledge and her experience of the Commonwealth games, she brings great value to the debate. As part

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10 Jun 2026Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing the debate. As colleagues have rehearsed very well, with her wealth of knowledge and her experience of the Commonwealth games, she brings great value to the debate. As part

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9 Jun 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 165)

It will be a classic compromise.

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9 Jun 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 165)

Lord Robertson, can I bring you back to the delayed defence investment plan? By any view, it has been significantly delayed. We had all anticipated that that would be published by November last year, so it is significantly delayed. There is a suggestion that perhaps we will see that towards the end of this week, Lord R

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9 Jun 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 165)

Who do you think has won the argument, then, between John Healey and Rachel Reeves?

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8 Jun 2026Unite the Kingdom Rally: Policing

What happens in our capital city has a knock-on effect across our entire country. My West Dunbartonshire constituent, Lindsey, contacted me to express her deep concern and shock at the abhorrent displays at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Participants openly incited racial hatred in inflammatory speeches but, more signifi

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8 Jun 2026Unite the Kingdom Rally: Policing

2. What discussions she has had with the Metropolitan police on the policing of the Unite the Kingdom rally on 16 May 2026.

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4 Jun 2026Business of the House

Our Foreign Secretary is in India today for talks with her Indian counterpart, Mr Jaishankar. My West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal has spent more than eight and a half years in arbitrary detention in an Indian prison. On 22 April this year, UN experts concluded that his prolonged detention amounts to t

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2 Jun 2026Glasgow City Region Economy

One in eight local authorities in the Glasgow city region is in my constituency. The Clyde is more than just Glasgow; it is the towns and areas up and down both sides of the Clyde. Does my hon. Friend agree that UK Government funding, not least the £60 million local growth fund, has the potential to unlock two sites in

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2 Jun 2026Milburn Review: Interim Report

The majority of young people not in employment, education or training in West Dunbartonshire want a job or training, but they are not getting the support they need. Does the Minister agree that one way to tackle the challenge of youth employment is through our youth hubs, such as the one in West Dunbartonshire that is

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2 Jun 2026
intervention
Milburn Review: Interim Report

The majority of young people not in employment, education or training in West Dunbartonshire want a job or training, but they are not getting the support they need. Does the Minister agree that one way to tackle the challenge of youth employment is through our youth hubs, such as the one in West Dunbartonshire that is

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2 Jun 2026
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Glasgow City Region Economy

One in eight local authorities in the Glasgow city region is in my constituency. The Clyde is more than just Glasgow; it is the towns and areas up and down both sides of the Clyde. Does my hon. Friend agree that UK Government funding, not least the £60 million local growth fund, has the potential to unlock two sites in

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1 Jun 2026Topical Questions

This Government’s plan for defence technical excellence colleges in the east and west of Scotland will give the young people of my constituency training opportunities. Have the Scottish Government responded or agreed to match our ambition with their share of funding for our colleges?

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26 May 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 167)

My question is to all three of you. Everyone in Scotland is familiar with the ferry fiasco, with the Glen Sannox and the Glen Rosa. I think we are now up at £400 million plus spent on that. To my mind, fixed links relates to a more remote question about population decline. From hearing your evidence this morning, it so

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26 May 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 167)

I was asking you about whether we have to move towards a two-ferry solution rather than the single ship plan. Also, how do we compensate the Islanders, the population who are suffering massive economic losses every time the ferries fail? The ageing fleet is 30 plus, 40 plus years. It is just not good enough.

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26 May 2026Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 167)

Can I ask Councillor Woodbridge about UK Government support as well, please, Chair?

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