Speeches by Burke.

“Around 59% of children in the most deprived areas reach a good level of development by the time they start primary school compared with 79% in the least deprived areas. Babyzone is a charity set up to level the playing field by providing free-to-access community hubs that offer services to support children’s developmen…”

“The launch of the Office for Small Businesses and Growth has been welcomed our witnesses, but similar initiatives have attempted to tackle these issues for SMEs. What do you think will make this one a success?”

“Mr Mackison, I know you covered technical faults there but my question is to what extent the weather-related cancellations are becoming more frequent. Do you have any data showing whether weather-related cancellations are increasing?”

“Given that the network’s exposure to weather is unavoidable, is it realistic to expect ferry services to ever be consistently reliable?”

“What are the main challenges to delivering improvements to the current ferry service and to what timescales could these improvements realistically be achieved? I know you are talking about lack of investment. Could you give us a wee bit of information on that?”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for securing this debate on the forthcoming Commonwealth games in our home city. In just a matter of weeks, Glasgow will once again host the Commonwealth games. The resounding success of o…”

“It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) for securing this debate on the forthcoming Commonwealth games in our home city. In just a matter of weeks, Glasgow will once again host the Commonwealth games. The resounding success of o…”

“Lord Robertson, which areas of the defence industrial strategy have the UK Government delivered most effectively so far? Can you tell me where delivery has fallen short so far? What should the Government focus on next to address those gaps?”

“I will direct my question to Councillor Robinson and Councillor Steele. You may have covered some of my question, but I will ask it anyway. You have previously said the cost of projects would be well beyond your councils’ means. How far beyond your means are these projects and what financing options are you considering…”

“Q2. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Royal Regiment of Scotland—20 years of duty, courage and, for 23 of its soldiers, the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Across Scotland, more than 20 councils have recognised the regiment’s service by granting it the freedom of their area, reflecting Scotland’…”

“Thank you for that. Kirsti?”

“Susan, would you like to come in?”

“That sounds absolutely brilliant, especially in schools within Glasgow, as there are a lot of them. Getting this opportunity is fantastic. I was going to ask you how the rural part works, but I think you have covered that. I have been to the Science Centre and seen the amount of work that you do there and how many chil…”

“Thank you for that. Do you want to come in, Susan?”

“Thank you, Chair. Kirsti, I will direct my question to yourself. What kind of skills do you think are needed most in the defence sector?”

“That sounds like a plan. I will direct my next question to the panel itself. What barriers do you think that young people face when accessing STEM opportunities connected to defence?”

“Thank you very much for that.”

“Thanks for that, Mhari. You have actually covered my next question, which was about what impact that had. You were saying the police had it as a major incident, so I think you have covered how critical systems went down and how that affected the community. Thank you very much for that.”

“You can see the barriers there again, financially for people.”

“I think there are lots of barriers there causing the issues. What alternative measures are needed to ensure continued connectivity on the island when a cable is damaged?”