Speeches by Lamont.

“The Borders already has a significant number of electricity infrastructure projects, including wind farms and battery storage plants that have already been developed. Some are community owned—Berwickshire Housing Association co-owns a wind farm—but it has gone too far. Many people who previously supported those types o…”

“How embarrassing for the Labour party. I am sure the Leader of the House is relieved to no longer be the Government Chief Whip, although perhaps he thinks he could have done a better job than his successor at attempting to manage the increasingly rowdy mob lurking behind him. The Labour party conference was also deeply…”

“I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. I want to start by paying tribute to Lord Ming Campbell, a former Member of this place and former leader of the Liberal Democrats. He was a hugely respected parliamentarian, and I know he will be much missed. I would also like to express my deepest sympathie…”

“Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?”

“If 100 people want to speak, they all speak for as long as they want, but potentially vote at 2 am, as opposed to what happens just now.”

“To go back to my original question, if you had to choose between endless debating time and the fixed voting times that we currently have, would you prefer to have the certainty of fixed voting?”

“We have had evidence already reminding us about the call lists we had during covid. Those of us in the room who remember the call lists we had were reminded that even people on them were not called to speak—your name appeared on the list, but you still were not called to take part in that debate. In the evidence, it wa…”

“Yesterday the Secretary of State announced this Labour Government’s new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill. Despite all the justifications for the Bill, it still means one thing: veterans, many of whom are elderly, being dragged back through the courts. Does the Secretary of State think that is an acceptable way to treat t…”

“5. What steps he is taking to replace the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.”

“Would a consistent approach across the UK be better?”

“You have kindly linked me to my next question, which is about Scotland where it is a much wider register in terms of all contact with the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament.”

“The registrar focuses only on consultant lobbyists. Do you think it would be a better approach for the registrar to include all lobbying, as opposed to it just being the consultant lobbyists?”

“Is that a model that has been looked at, or, for the reasons that you have already described, has it been discounted because it is too wide?”

“2. What information his Department holds on the proportion of people granted asylum status living in the private rented sector.”

“It is extraordinary that the Minister does not have that answer. Too many asylum seekers are arriving in our communities far too quickly because the Government have failed on their promise to smash their gangs. People have had enough, and this Labour Government do not seem to have any answers. What actions will the Min…”

“Last week, London North Eastern Railway announced huge cuts to rail services from Berwick-upon-Tweed station, which serves not only the town of Berwick but my constituents in the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland. The Government promised more trains, but this is the opposite. LNER is now owned by the Government…”

“The Minister claims that new information has come to light, which has resulted in the ambassador being sacked. Can he confirm that this is the only new information, and that all the other information was in the Prime Minister’s knowledge?”

“Good morning, Ms Bassett. What motivated you to apply for this role?”

“Okay. And why do you think you were appointed?”

“Was that part of a wider process of how good candidates like you are alerted?”