Speeches by Burke.

“Going back to Russell and your previous comment about the workforce, there are 84,000 jobs in the oil and gas sector and we do know that the Government are committed to supporting these people into clean energy jobs and into the industry. You said that some of these people are going abroad and going overseas. Am I corr…”

“Thanks for clarifying that for me. With the workforce that you have, does more need to be done to train and recruit these people to meet the targets that we are going forward with?”

“That might be a task for MPs to get out there and see if we can get people to have that opportunity.”

“Why are the calculations of comparability percentages not published?”

“Can you give us an idea when the next block grant transparency document will be updated?”

“My colleagues touched on this previously, so I will ask a few follow-ups about the inhalation room. What legal exemptions would be needed to open an inhalation room? On the back of that, why has the Scottish Government not provided the necessary legal exemptions to the devolved legislation? Allan, I do not know if whet…”

“My concern is, if they have not been housed for such a long time, how they cope with what they have to do when they get housed. They need further support to make sure that they get that, and they are able to eventually have their own home and live in it. Thank you for that.”

“On the housing issue, what you are doing is great, but in my experience I have heard people saying that people who are drug related do not want housing. Are you finding that some people do not want to be rehoused, or is it an uptick in people who want to actually make a difference and get into housing?”

“How do safer drug consumption facilities seek to reduce drug-related harm? As a caveat to that, what services are often provided within such facilities internationally?”

“There is a bit of concern that the focus on harm reduction services, such as safer drug consumption facilities, risks overshadowing the need for long-term recovery options. What are your thoughts on that?”

“I agree that that should be looked at. Margaret’s story is heartbreaking but, through her grief, she is determined to act. I am proud to be working with her to bring a petition to this House. Margaret began the campaign before I was elected to this place, with my predecessor, David Linden, and I am pleased that the pet…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing this debate on an issue that matters deeply to many of my constituents, and I thank him for the experiences he shared in his opening contribution. I felt compelled to come…”

“I thank the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing this very timely debate on the future of post offices. Sadly, few of us have come here today with positive experiences; instead, alongside our constituents, we are concerned about the declining presence of post offices in our communities. In …”

“David, you have published research that suggests that spending per capita in Scotland relative to England will fall in the next 30 years. Could you briefly explain your findings?”

“My follow-up question is one that you might have touched on earlier. How could a needs-based adjustment to the Barnett formula impact those projections?”

“I was deeply saddened this week to see new data from the Office for National Statistics and Health Equals, which has ranked my constituency as having the lowest life expectancy anywhere in the UK. My constituency also has a higher than average poverty rate—there is undoubtedly a link between those two stats. Will the L…”

“Thank you for coming along today. My question is directed to Hayley. Ofcom has found that positive impressions of the BBC are less common in Scotland than in some other parts of the UK, including Wales and Northern Ireland. Why do you think this is the case?”

“As a caveat to the question, the BBC’s income from licence fee payments in Scotland has been falling over recent years. Are you concerned that this may reflect declining engagement with the BBC among Scottish audiences?”

“Good morning to both of you and thanks for coming along this morning. I am going to direct my question to you, Sean. Salmon Scotland has said that Scottish salmon farmers provide the highest welfare standards anywhere in the world. Is that a fair assessment?”

“Thank you for that. I am not sure if the next question goes back into some of the comments earlier, but I will ask the question anyway. Ben and Anne, Mowi recently confirmed that over one million fish had died within one production cycle at Loch Seaforth, while Scottish Sea Farms has acknowledged unacceptable lapses in…”