LabourMP for Glasgow South
“I'm very grateful to the Select Committee chair for a statement. I wonder if she looked in her report at what measures the government could take to keep older people in work, because, as you rightly noted, that is a problem as people get ol…”
“The Speaker Can I congratulate the minister on the agreement, and I wonder if you would agree with me that this is only possible, in part because of the work that this government has done to repair the relationship between. Britain. And the…”
“Way. Very grateful to the Minister for giving way. Just as we were talking about the attacks that Iran are making, I wonder if he would join with me in recognising one of the consistent threats that Iran has posed to the United Kingdom is i…”
“7. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of city region deals in Scotland.…”
“Very generous in giving way. And I just want to place on record that my constituents feel as strongly as his constituents in Dumbarton about this, that we have to ban trade with illegal settlements. Does he agree with me that the government…”
“Very much. I welcome this very interesting and timely report, and I particularly welcome the recognition that one of the barriers to developing our sovereignty or strengthening our sovereignty is the lack of access to deep capital markets a…”
“Mr. speaker, can I welcome the Foreign Secretary's statement? Recent events have underlined the need for us to cooperate much more closely with our European allies and partners. So can I ask her what discussions at the summit she had with h…”
“I'm very grateful to be very generous in taking interventions. And there's very few members of this House, if any, who know it in more detail than her. I just want to raise in Scotland, where my constituents have are facing the problem of c…”
“Giving way. Making an excellent speech. I wonder if you'd agree that embedding that culture of innovation and iteration in the model is absolutely critical to make sure we can move as quickly as possible. Yeah.…”
“I welcome this Green Paper, which is both timely and forward looking. The Government are right to respond to the fact that people get much of their news from social media nowadays. As more and more people turn to artificial intelligence cha…”
“The right honourable Gentleman is making an important point. As AI develops, the threshold for non-state actors to conduct cyber, physical and other attacks against our democracy is lowered further, and that is happening almost weekly. Does…”
“My honourable Friend is being typically generous in taking interventions, and I congratulate him on securing a debate on such an important topic. Will he join me in recognising the tradition of the Red Clydesiders in Glasgow, who were a hug…”
“I congratulate the honourable Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) on raising a very important issue that our constituents face. Does the Minister agree that the prolonged confusion and delay in Social Security Scotland taking ove…”
“My generation and the generation after me have been systematically failed. The scale of the NEETs crisis is not because of young people but, as the Minister said, due to a widespread problem across education, health and the welfare system. …”
“17. What assessment he has made of the level of threat from Russia.…”
“The honourable Member rightly talks about the lack of banking access in his constituency and in rural areas. I have noticed that there is now a lack of banking access even in my urban constituency in Glasgow, particularly in areas such as C…”
“13. What steps he is taking to improve defence relationships with the UK’s allies.…”
“Will the honourable Member join me in recognising recent opinion polling that has shown that the UK population remains steadfast in its support for the people of Ukraine? Part of that is about local associations of Ukrainians, like those in…”
“6. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of Pride in Place funding on neighbourhoods in Glasgow South constituency.…”
“9. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of clean power on energy sovereignty.…”
“On a sunny spring afternoon, Linda Howard watched her husband and son walk down the path from her house. Even now, decades later, she can recall the details of that morning with perfect clarity. Young Tommy pestered his dad to let him join …”
“Local community councillors in Cathcart have long campaigned for step-free access to Cathcart train station. I welcome the investment in the spending review, but I would like to see some of that money come to Cathcart station. Does the Lead…”
“The national risk register identifies cyber-attacks on critical national infrastructure as being of moderate likelihood but potentially catastrophic in impact. The National Audit Office has identified 58 key Government systems that have sub…”
“Thousands more of my constituents in Glasgow will have money off their energy bills this winter as a result of this Labour Government’s decision. I welcome the Minister’s statement and ask her to assure me that the Government will continue …”
“I was pleased to join the Secretary of State this morning in Glasgow, where he met some of the workers building the Type 26 frigate. As my honourable Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) said, the Norwegian Government are …”
“The US supports this deal. NATO supports this deal. India supports this deal. Does the Secretary of State share my surprise that Opposition Members seem so intent on ignoring our allies?…”
“We have deals with India and with the United States, and now this Government are repairing our relationship with Europe—something that I and thousands of my constituents welcome. I congratulate the Prime Minister and ask him to go as fast a…”
“May I thank the Minister for his statement and join him in paying tribute to the security services that keep us all safe? As he knows, the UK is under constant cyber-attack from states, including Iran. Will he update the House on what work …”
“The football pitch at Merrylee primary school in my constituency is used by hundreds of kids every day, but it is in a terrible condition. It needs to be redone, but the local SNP-run council is refusing to provide funding, which means that…”
“With GCHQ, the UK’s cyber-operations are genuinely world-leading. What assurance can the Minister give the House that we will continue to support Ukraine with our cyber-security?…”
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