Speeches by Grady.

“If I am sitting in Shettleston on a Friday night, I do not go looking at the FCA register.”

“That illustrates an interesting point, because you are looking at regulating this further. This is maybe a question for Ms Howard, and again please a nice short answer, because time is marching on. Do you think that consumers understand the precise role of the FCA? Just because a business is authorised by the FCA, for …”

“A brief comment, please.”

“Crypto, and just more generally. I am mindful of time, so we should keep the responses short, please.”

“Only on a Sunday morning. If I see on a website that a firm is authorised by the FCA, would you agree that it does not follow that the FCA endorses what that firm sells as a great product? Do you also agree that it does not follow that everything that that firm does is regulated by the FCA?”

“Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a Glasgow MP, I emphasise how important this Bill is for Scotland and Scotland’s economy. We have huge opportunities in the form of offshore wind and floating wind, but those opportunities depend on the development of transmission infrastructure in England. This Bill will h…”

“Do you think there is a difference between being an arm’s‑length private sector investor in property, so a REIT or a property investment trust, and being a public sector investor? Does it demand a different approach to environmental stewardship, investment risk and decision-making?”

“If you look at the balance sheet of the Crown Estate, looking towards that topic you have engaged, there is a fair amount of cash. There is property in Windsor, regional property and London property. Then you have your marine property. My understanding of it is that a lot of the revenue actually comes from the offshore…”

“Maybe 110. What about the other two things? Are there any other things you would want to cover?”

“Looking to the end of your first year at the Crown Estate, what would be the three things you would want to achieve?”

“Mr Lewis, as you are working out what the Crown Estate needs to do over the next wee while, to what extent will you be led by the chief executive, Mr Labbad? How much are you going to get your hands on that as a question?”

“2. What steps she is taking to help end discrimination against ethnic minority people.”

“Glasgow’s Muslim community is characterised by its kindness and public service. Last weekend, I visited my friends at the Hillview Islamic and education centre in Shettleston, and met the convenor of the Muslim Council of Scotland, Dr Muhammad Adrees. I heard about terrible incidents of anti-Muslim hatred and crimes in…”

“That is clear.”

“On that one, the Crown Estate invests a lot in net zero assets—offshore windfarms and things like that. It has a stake in them because it rents the seabed out to the operators. Is there a trade-off between protecting nature and biodiversity and pursuing net zero, in your experience?”

“The only other question would be whether you think the public have a good understanding of what the Crown Estate does.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) on securing this important debate. He spoke very knowledgeably about the topic, and his incredibly successful work to secure the future of the Harland and Wolff yard in Methil…”

“We have spoken a lot about the banking sector, but there is a wider financial universe out there that financial regulation covers in some detail. What are the three things that you think, across the financial system, we should all be most worried about at the moment—the things that will hit our constituents in the pock…”

“Yes, I do. I have a family member who works for Virgin Money.”

“On the topic of SNP Members being away—perhaps they are all listening to “Desert Island Discs”, although one would not reach the desert island if the SNP were in charge—many of my constituents have family, friends and loved ones on the Scottish islands, but at many times of the year they have terrible difficulty going …”