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Christine Jardine

Christine Jardine

Liberal DemocratMP for Edinburgh West

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Questions

Urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if she will make a statement on the management of the Maritime Coastguard Agency and proposed changes to payments made to Coastguard Rescue Officers.

“Very much. Madam Deputy Speaker, can I thank my Right Honourable friend for Tooting Shetland for bringing this urgent question forward? My constituents in Edinburgh West, around South Queensferry, where we have a lifeboat, have written to m…”

Legislation

Draft Conversion Practices Bill

“I congratulate the Minister on the Bill, which has been a long time coming. I was in the Chamber in 2018 to hear the then Prime Minister, Theresa May, promise that there would be a conversion ban. It seems that it was almost impossible for …”

Debate

Puberty Blockers

“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett), who made a very effective and powerful speech. All of us here today are concerned about the safety and wellbeing of children, and we want to ensure th…”

Questions

Prime Minister's Question Time

“Earlier this week, in Westminster Hall, we had a debate on brain tumours, brain cancer, and the inequity of the service across the United Kingdom. The issue has been highlighted by my constituent Archie Goodburn, a Commonwealth swimmer who …”

Legislation

Armed Forces Bill

“As we are talking about services and access, figures show that fewer than 31% of female serving personnel register as veterans, which makes it much more difficult for them to access services, particularly if they have faced problems such as…”

Debate

Debate on the Address

“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for York Central (Rachael Maskell). As I listened to His Majesty the King today, there was one part in his speech that reminded me of the Queen’s Speech in 2017, when I was first elected. The…”

Debate

Business of the House

“A constituent recently contacted me to say that she is concerned that her son, who is a member of the armed forces, is finding it impossible to get a driving test. The well-documented concerns about delays are compounded by the fact that he…”

Questions

Oral questions: Scotland

“Does the Minister share my disappointment that my constituency of Edinburgh West was the only one in Edinburgh that was not considered for a Pride in Place programme, including areas like Drylaw and Stenhouse which have particular problems …”

Debate

Business of the House

“May I associate myself with the remarks of the Leader of the House and the shadow Leader of the House about the anniversary of Dunblane? Many of us in this place have pensioner constituents abroad, and the 90% of them who are in the Commonw…”

Questions

Oral questions: Scotland

“Many of my constituents work in the Leonardo factory, which the Secretary of State mentioned. They contribute hugely to this economy, but they are concerned about the contradiction between what the UK Government say and what the Scottish Go…”

Debate

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

“The honourable Gentleman is making a very important point. What concerns me deeply in this matter is the fact that my constituents and members of the public are increasingly concerned that what they see is the tendrils—as the honourable Gen…”

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