Speeches by Jones.

“You have been critical of high street banks closing down town centre branches. What practical impact does this have on small businesses?”

“This is to everybody. Is it possible to define what a thriving high street looks like?”

“I appreciate the limitations on what the Minister can and cannot say, but in the light of the publication of unredacted plans for the Chinese embassy, will the Government and the security services look again at whether it would be appropriate to allow the embassy to proceed?”

“Does the hon. Gentleman agree that children deserve to be fed, and that it was right to raise employer national insurance contributions to pay into public services, in order to free up the resource to introduce breakfast clubs to feed young children, many of whom are in poverty due to Tory policies?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. After only 18 months in office, this UK Labour Government have taken decisions that have ended Tory austerity and delivered the largest block grant to Scotland since devolution. After years of Tory under-investment, £50 billion for Scotland’s vital public servi…”

“The youth guarantee scheme represents a clear statement of intent from this Labour Government. Unlike the Conservatives, we will not abandon our young people to a lifetime on benefits, or allow the mental health toll of long-term unemployment to define their futures. Will my right hon. Friend outline how this policy wi…”

“My first two points have been covered. Mr Kerr, the Wood Panel Industries Federation has called for the prioritisation of waste wood for the wood panel industry over energy. Are there sufficient other materials to cover the demand for biomass and sustainable aviation fuel?”

“You have made your point well. Brian, do you think there is a misunderstanding about what the wood panelling industry is by those who make policy?”

“Brian, if plywood duty suspensions are not removed, what can be done to minimise any potential impacts on the domestic manufacturing industry in Scotland?”

“If productive tree planting does scale up, how will the industry manage the supply gap before newly planted trees become harvestable?”

“Mr Wilson touched on the fact that the wood panelling industry has not been included in the industrial strategy, and I have heard calls for the Committee to back the industry’s calls to be included. I will not labour that question. Alastair, what type of support for the sector does the Wood Panel Industries Federation …”

“I have a declaration of interest in that I have the pleasure of being the chair of the APPG for the wood panel industry, but none so great that it would preclude me from taking part.”

“Following the decline in tree planting in 2024-25, which has been linked to the 41% cut to the forestry grant scheme by the Scottish Government, what impact would a continued decline have on the future of the wood panelling industry in Scotland, and what impact would a sustained decline in tree planting have on jobs?”

“What impact would a sustained decline in tree planting have on jobs?”

“Earlier this year we saw the Welsh Government publish their timber industry strategy, which included increasing timber supply. We have seen the UK Government publish their timber in construction road map. What other level of certainty in planting rates does the industry need to justify further investment in UK manufact…”

“Just on that, I was reading that the reason for the introduction of the 6% reduction in tariff was to help British businesses’ costs and eventually to have that decrease passed on to the consumer. Is there any evidence that is happening? Where would we get that information?”

“What level of certainty in planting rates does the industry need to justify further investment in UK manufacturing facilities?”

“Do you feel that devolution has created any complexity in the delivery of GB Energy’s investment promises?”

“In your view, what are the biggest barriers to achieving clean power by 2030?”

“How do you respond to concerns that the Government’s billion-pound annual budget for the next Contracts for Difference allocation might not be enough to reach its clean power target?”