Speeches by McNally.

“Unite and USDAW.”

“Thank you very much and good morning. Thank you for joining us today. I have a few questions and I will start with Abdi and Liz, and I have a question for Sam and Balbir as well. Abdi and Liz, building on the Chair’s question on the effectiveness of jobcentres and supporting those furthest from the labour market, you h…”

“Thank you very much for hosting us and taking the time to speak to us today; we really appreciate it. A number of the areas I was going to cover have been picked up by my colleagues, but I think the running theme from your evidence today is that you have a clear, positive strategic vision led from the top but delivered…”

“Good morning, Andy.”

“We met with a group of pensioners yesterday in Glasgow. One of the themes that came out of that is that there is still a reluctance for information to be shared and for older people to provide agencies and charities with some information. That can be linked to a whole range of reasons such as pride and Jo touched on so…”

“Paul, if I can come to you, I know that you have called for legislation and more powers for Mayors to do some important work that Andy was outlining earlier on. How do you think that would work in practice and would there be any barriers or unintended consequences to that? Do you think there would be any barriers or un…”

“Good morning, everyone. I want to touch on some of the challenges linked to data. When I was serving in local government, one big frustration and challenge that our tackling poverty team experienced was that cross-agency data sharing. Do you think that you have the information that you need to support those pensioners …”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The resettlement team in North Lanarkshire have been sharing such best practice, not just in Scotland but beyond, and that is something I am sure the Minister would be interested in as well. My hon. Friend did a lot of work on this issue in her area of West Lothian when she was deput…”

“My hon. Friend will know of the important work of MND campaigners, including my constituent Mark Sommerville, who are seeking more Government investment in MND research. I recognise that any further plans for research and development investment would be outlined after the spending review in June, but can my hon. Friend…”

“2. If he will have discussions with Cabinet colleagues on providing additional support for research into motor neurone disease.”

“I can assure you, Madam Deputy Speaker, that my hon. Friend made a good point. As I said, they were extraordinary actions taken by ordinary people, who opened up their homes to those fleeing the most horrendous situations. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that in those early days that was a critical action taken by p…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Glasgow airport is one of a number of businesses that stepped up to the mark and supported Ukrainian refugees, and it is the same in my constituency as well. A number of establishments operating within my constituency have engaged in similar efforts over the past several years. That …”

“The term tireless advocate is often used in the House, and the hon. Gentleman has certainly been a tireless advocate for Ukrainian refugees over many years. I commend him and the work he has done in his constituency and across Parliament. The resettlement team in North Lanarkshire have worked diligently over many years…”

“It is a privilege to bring the resettlement of Ukrainians in Coatbridge to the House this evening. We recently recognised the third anniversary of Russia’s barbaric and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the House has rightly been united in its condemnation of Putin and his illegal actions. As has been referenced often…”

“Q14. Albion Rovers has been a football institution in Coatbridge since 1882. However, following relegation and the lack of financial support for teams leaving professional leagues, it now faces a deeply perilous situation, and the very future of one of Scotland’s oldest football clubs is at risk. Does my right hon. and…”

“Good morning, everyone. Deven, you touched earlier on the challenges linked to navigating systems and then we have expanded that conversation. We recognise that it is an incredibly complicated picture, but there is a desire to ensure that people get what they are entitled to. Can I ask you about the merger between hous…”

“Alistair touched briefly on the potential risks of changing the entitlement rules. Are there any views on that from other members of the panel?”

“I suppose, finally, touching on that scrutiny and the representations that perhaps you have made or will have the opportunity to make around this, given the timescale, we know that a lot of work is being done just now. We are conscious of the IBM work that has gone on in relation to systems. What discussions have you h…”

“Figures show that there is up to £23 billion per year of unclaimed benefit and an estimated £8 billion in pension credit is going unclaimed. Kingsley, you have produced a lot of research on the reasons for that, and there has been a running theme throughout this morning on that. Taking into consideration the research t…”

“Face to face—that is the big thing?”