Speeches by Reid.

“I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer, and of course my sympathies also go out to that mother this weekend. Recently published data showed a sharp rise in serious violent crime in Scotland, particularly in our cities and towns. Too many of my constituents feel unsafe in East Kilbride town centre and the Village,…”

“9. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle knife crime.”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I believe that more needs to be done. I do not believe that the Government have ruled that out: they are collecting evidence, so I believe that in future iterations of the code, if that argument is accepted by Ofcom, they will make the appropriate changes. It is up to us to…”

“I sincerely thank the hon. Member for Lagan Valley (Sorcha Eastwood) for what was a moving, extraordinary and really brave speech—thank you very much indeed. The Chair of the Women and Equalities Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen), rightly said that this is a timely debate. It is timely, …”

“I recently met two special educational needs teachers in my constituency who are two of the thousands of teachers across Scotland who are owed millions of pounds in overpaid taxes. Unfortunately, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and the 16 local authorities affected are at gridlock. Will the Leader of the House consid…”

“Yes, I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment, and I hope that we can work across the House to make that happen. My plea to Ministers is that they consider introducing legislation to tackle pimping websites, pornography and the abuses of dating apps. Perhaps the Government could take firmer action against online abus…”

“Quickly picking up on a previous point about voluntary returns, are you confident that the process is streamlined and that it has not been caught up in any backlog accidentally caused by the previous Government? The only reason why I ask that is because I have a detention centre in my constituency, and I understand tha…”

“Thank you. It is reassuring to hear that there will be a focus on high-risk perpetrators of violence.”

“Thank you for that. I think you are absolutely right about there being a lack of effective evidence in this area. As a result of that, I think there is a fear that there is going to be a focus on higher-volume types of offences, rather than on the offences that cause the most harm. Are you committed to looking at progr…”

“I think that the whole House is pleased with the target of halving incidences of violence against women and girls but there has been a lot of talk around how ambitious the target is. Some might say that it is overly ambitious. Could you go into some detail about how you are going to identify the policies that will effe…”

“You said at the time of the summer disorder that the intelligence co-ordination infrastructure was weak and that the central co-ordination could be strengthened. Could you go into more detail and say what steps you are taking to address those things?”

“Home Secretary, we know that around 50% of asylum applications are initially granted and that the number increases on appeal. There is a discussion generally about returns and enforcement. In light of the summer riots, is there any plan to develop an integration strategy at top level or to look at how communities can c…”

“I am also sure that they will. Chair, if you want me to wrap up quickly—”

“I recently had the privilege of opening an extension to the Kype Muir wind farm in my constituency. The extension alone will generate enough power for 53,000 homes for 30 years. My constituency is also home to part of Whitelee, the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. However, not one of those turbines was manufactured…”

“12. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Great British Energy on job creation.”

“I warmly welcome the additional £47.7 billion that this Budget will deliver to the Scottish Government—the largest settlement in the history of devolution. That additional funding can rebuild Scotland and our failing public services, but the Scottish Government must now take responsibility, admit their failures and tak…”

“12. What steps her Department is taking to support victims of commercial sexual exploitation through the criminal justice system.”

“Scottish organisations such as TARA and Routes Out provide exemplary support to women who are exploited through prostitution and sex trafficking. However, these organisations are faced with an endless stream of women, in part because the law in Scotland, England and Wales provides impunity to pimping websites. Does the…”

“I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow East (John Grady) on securing this debate. I take the opportunity to highlight one of Scotland’s economic successes, which is now unfortunately a huge economic challenge—the town of East Kilbride. It was Scotland’s first new town and I would argue its most successful…”

“I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to deliver my maiden speech. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friends the Members for Corby and East Northamptonshire (Lee Barron), for Worsley and Eccles (Michael Wheeler) and for Redditch (Chris Bloore), all of whom spoke with such passion and commitment about their …”