Speeches by Rhodes.

“Picking up on what you are saying, what are the key things that Government should do to encourage more private capital?”

“Picking up what you have said there, Mr Carter, and what you said in your opening comments, Ms Hammond, was that there are Government schemes, there are third-sector charity schemes, and there is private capital. Government schemes and the charities tend at the moment to be the biggest part of nature recovery schemes. …”

“Picking up on what you are saying, what are the key things that Government should do to encourage more private capital?”

“9. What steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help support economic growth in Scotland.”

“I recently visited Vector Photonics in my constituency, an optical and photonic centre of excellence and a successful spin-out from Glasgow University. What role does the Secretary of State believe there is for start-up and spin-out tech companies in Scotland’s economic growth?”

“Picking up what you have said there, Mr Carter, and what you said in your opening comments, Ms Hammond, was that there are Government schemes, there are third-sector charity schemes, and there is private capital. Government schemes and the charities tend at the moment to be the biggest part of nature recovery schemes. …”

“You made reference earlier in passing about heat pumps. Heat pump installation rates are assessed as being significantly off track. In your view, what are the main reasons for this?”

“You mentioned the issue on the availability of heat pump installers, and you mentioned conversion training and the possibility of apprenticeships. Should the principal focus be encouraging young people on apprenticeships and new people coming into this career path or is it about retraining existing engineers?”

“In terms of heat pumps, what can we learn in the UK from elsewhere in the world where there may have been greater progress?”

“Thinking about the questions around green belts and biodiversity, how could the revised framework ensure that development on released green belt contributes meaningfully to environmental and social objectives within the planning system?”

“Thank you. Should we look at additional support for local authorities to create and maintain urban green spaces more generally? We have been concentrating on green belt, but I am asking you to think about urban green spaces more generally.”

“Thinking about the questions around green belts and biodiversity, how could the revised framework ensure that development on released green belt contributes meaningfully to environmental and social objectives within the planning system?”

“Thank you. Should we look at additional support for local authorities to create and maintain urban green spaces more generally? We have been concentrating on green belt, but I am asking you to think about urban green spaces more generally.”

“My hon. Friend talks about the restoration of the art school. Does he agree that it would be an important impetus to give focus to an area that is so rich in cultural heritage and the arts? The art school is there, but so too, in the vicinity of Sauchiehall Street, are the King’s Theatre, the Pavilion, the Theatre Roya…”

“Because of the limits on time, I will mostly keep my comments to one sector of the economy: the cultural sector, which is very significant in the Glasgow North constituency. I very much welcome the measures in the Budget to support the arts, culture and creative industries by implementing the 45% and 40% rates of theat…”

“An industrial strategy that embraces the jobs of the future must involve our higher education institutions, including the three world-class universities in Glasgow. What are the Government doing to ensure that that is the case?”

“1. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on a new industrial strategy.”

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to make my maiden speech during this debate. I moved to Glasgow in 1992, expecting to stay for three years. Now, over three decades later, I am pleased to say that I made it my home. For more than 30 years, I have lived in the north of the city, so it is a great privilege…”