Speeches by McNally.

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) on her contribution and her tireless work in this space. The humanitarian picture, especially in Gaza, is beyond desperate. The UN special rapporteur has described the situation as “apocalyptic”. Whether it is the starvation of the po…”

“The infected blood scandal has had a devastating impact on families across the country, including my 82-year-old constituent Jean Campbell, who tragically lost her much-loved husband. Spouses who have lost those dearest to them have also, in many cases, lived restricted lives, yet they are still having to fight for com…”

“As the final person to ask a question of the Leader of the House today, may I join the thanks to all in the House and to the Leader of the House for her commitment to these sessions? The Motor Neurone Disease Association is holding a day of action in Parliament Square today to raise awareness of Tofersen, a groundbreak…”

“Thank you, permanent secretary—I appreciate your views on that. The ombudsman itself has stated that from October this year, the expectation would be that it would have to discontinue 50 complaints involving 17 schemes. What concerns do you and the Secretary of State hold about that, especially as the key purpose of th…”

“Good morning, Secretary of State and permanent secretary. We are grateful to you both for joining us. Can I ask you about the planned unemployment insurance benefit set for 2028-29? I suppose this maybe follows on from Johanna’s question. I think this has the potential to be really transformative and to support people …”

“Secretary of State, the Pensions Ombudsman set up the Pensions Dishonesty Unit to investigate allegations of fraudulent behaviour and misappropriation of pension funds. It has supported 800 people and directed redress of more than £40 million. Last month, the Committee was advised that DWP funding for the unit had come…”

“I welcome much of what you said there, Secretary of State. I represent former mining villages; Coatbridge in my constituency was a big steel town. We still feel the consequences of that inaction and the deindustrialisation that impacted so many of our communities in the ’80s. My final question is about the binary disti…”

“Do you think there are additional resources that need to be put into areas that you deem more successful to get on top of some of these challenging and complex matters?”

“I appreciate that it is a consultation, and there will be an outcome to that and an analysis of the findings. Within the flexibility that you would be looking for with a benefit of this nature, can you expand on whether you would expect, for example, claimants to be permitted to reject potential job matches? There have…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Wyre (Cat Smith) on securing the debate. Colleagues have rightly focused on the policy requirement of addressing alcohol harm, not just for the health of our constituents but to address the seismic burd…”

“Following the election, I was deeply disturbed to discover that the close to £20 million of towns fund money that had been promised for Coatbridge by the last Government did not actually exist. It had been announced with much fanfare, but had not been budgeted for. However, thanks to this Government and their plan for …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) for securing the debate. It is entirely unacceptable that in the west bank—territory long recognised as occupied under international law—Palestinian families continue to be forcibly di…”

“This Government delivered a record real-terms settlement for Scotland at the spending review, so it was deeply concerning to hear from the Scottish Government last week that there is a £2.6 billion black hole in the public finances, which could see NHS spend reduce by 12%. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the SNP’s…”

“It is clear today that the Leader of the Opposition should never represent the United Kingdom on the world stage —it was absolutely outrageous. I am grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for his statement. Following the comments of other hon. Members, may I ask him what assessment he has made of the potential op…”

“At a time when the Government are reducing NHS waiting lists across England, they continue to rise in Scotland. Just yesterday, the SNP Government announced plans that could see investment in NHS services reduced by a shocking 12%, resulting in a significant reduction in frontline NHS staff. Does my right hon. Friend a…”

“A critical aspect of this, and it was touched on earlier, is the mental health crisis that we have now. There is a mental health crisis impacting young people. They are not immune to that. If I look at it in a Scottish context, the British Psychological Society recently highlighted the Scottish Government’s cuts to men…”

“I think that is a fair point, and ultimately I suppose that brings us to a core concern that we have perhaps put the cart before the horse in the sense that we are undertaking or are about to undertake what could be a comprehensive exercise into all aspects of PIP but we will be doing so after making changes to the eli…”

“Minister, there is a lot in the Green Paper, as you have just touched on with Danny and through the day, to be welcomed, especially for young people. I think I have been absolutely clear on that. However there has been a concern highlighted to us in evidence from stakeholders around the restriction of UC health to thos…”

“You do not think if you are engaging with stakeholders as part of that wider exercise into PIP assessments that they will not have criticisms of the current eligibility that we are putting in place potentially from next week?”

“I think that is what generates some of the concerns that members have been touching on. I may come back to that in a couple of minutes. On the wider assessment exercise, the Green Paper states, “To make sure we get this right”, which is the critical aspect of this, “we will bring together a range of experts, stakeholde…”