LabourMP for Central Ayrshire
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I congratulate my honourable Friend for this important agreement which provides certainty for the people of Gibraltar and providing economic opportunities, while also important safeguards for that place.…”
“My honourable friend, for giving way. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We just wanted to go on and go on. So we'll keep giving him interventions this afternoon. Just on diplomatic relations, Madam Deputy Speaker, might I put on record my co…”
“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I wonder if the leader of House is surprised, as I am, with the faux outrage by so many members opposite, and if it would have been better, if it would have been better to see them. Mr.. Speaker, in the lobbies, with…”
“Thank you.…”
“I thank my honourable Friend for giving a member for giving way. And can I thank the member for Sheffield Central for this very, very important debate. May I put on record my own constituents disgust at the actions of Israel in these settle…”
“Madam speaker, very happy to join this hat trick of Scottish colleagues. And can I thank my honourable Friend for this excellent report. I agree about the need to focus on science diplomacy. It is an opportunity for the UK and that we shoul…”
“Thank.…”
“My concern that the only British company offering to build an advanced jet trainer replacement for the Red Arrows Hawk jet called Doralice, has gone into receivership because of the delays on the dip, meaning they will not assemble those lo…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I thank the Minister for his statement and engagement on this issue? Coastguard rescue officers are an essential part of our emergency response and much supported by people in Ayrshire. I would like to p…”
“May I put on record my thanks to the Home Secretary and the team for the speed with which they have addressed the major issues in the Bill? I also thank the Home Secretary for making it clear on Second Reading that the Bill’s provisions wil…”
“9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help create new jobs in Wales.…”
“My honourable Friend may know that Aeralis, a British aerospace company seeking to develop a replacement for the Red Arrows, has gone into administration, and the company is in part blaming the delays to the defence investment plan for that…”
“I thank the Minister for his response. The situation in Cuba is very worrying. Can he set out what the UK Government are doing to ensure that aid reaches those who need it?…”
“I congratulate the honourable Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on the debate she has had tonight. I also congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Elaine Stewart) on her new position in the Dep…”
“I thank the Minister for his statement. I am proud to be part of the Labour Government who took the historic decision to recognise the state of Palestine. However, the prospect of a single, unified Palestinian state is now under enormous pr…”
“I put on record my support and recognition of the bold and principled speech by my right honourable Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) earlier today. I thank my honourable Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme…”
“I thank the Foreign Secretary for setting out the UK’s position that the future of Greenland is for the people of Greenland and the Danes to decide. It is not right that one of our closest and oldest allies is threatening us with economic s…”
“2. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.…”
“The UK’s overriding interest should be to maintain international law, keep as many countries as possible in the global rules-based order and ensure that what has happened in Venezuela is not a gift to Russia or China. Is the Foreign Secreta…”
“11. What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth.…”
“Is that allowed?…”
“Will my honourable Friend allow me to put on the record my thanks to my constituent Patricia Kennedy and the pre-1997 pensions justice campaign for asking for exactly what she suggests? The Minister has taken a brave decision on the Pension…”
“I congratulate the Minister on the announcement and the thousands of jobs that it will create. Is he as disappointed as I am in the SNP’s immature stance on new nuclear in Scotland that would mean that communities like mine in Ayrshire, whe…”
“I associate myself with honourable Members’ condolences and concerns about my honourable Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson). I thank the Minister for his statement. I too am disgusted and appalled by Epstein’…”
“10. What steps she is taking to support the aviation sector.…”
“Does the Minister agree that Scottish agriculture, salmon and distilleries like Lochlea in my constituency will benefit from our three trade deals? Can she work out why the SNP failed to support them?…”
“I thank the Minister for giving way and the right honourable Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for raising this issue. What will the Bill do for my constituent Patricia Kennedy and the members of the Hewlett Packard Pension Ass…”
“Would the Prime Minister care to comment on what our adversaries will think when they hear the Leader of the Opposition mistakenly say that we cannot afford our defence commitments? Does such a fatuous response keep our country safe?…”
“Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is very nice to finally be recognised by the Chair. Does the Minister agree that this approach to investment is fundamentally different from the Conservative chaos that led to crumbling schools,…”
“2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on the economy.…”
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