Speeches by Gemmell.
Every Hansard contribution by Alan Gemmell this parliament, most recent first. Back to the MP page for the headline figures and analysed positions.
Showing 61–80 of 165 contributions · most-recent first
| Date | Debate & contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Sir Olly told this Committee this week that he was briefed that officials in the Cabinet Office were very worried about releasing Peter Mandelson’s UKSV file to Parliament. Would that be correct?” | 32 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Did Cabinet Office officials at any stage consider withholding Mandelson’s UKSV summary file from the ISC?” | 16 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Would they have needed to give a reason to see the file?” | 12 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Thank you for your time today. You said earlier in this session that on 15 September 2025—four days after Peter Mandelson was sacked—Foreign Office officials asked for and received the UKSV documents relating to him. Did they say why they wanted to see these documents in the wake of his sacking? What documents did they…” | 57 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Yesterday in the House, the Prime Minister said that “officials in the Foreign Office saw fit to withhold information” on Mandelson’s vetting “from the most senior Ministers in our system”. Is that how you see it?” | 36 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Thank you for your time today, Sir Olly. I want to take us to the last couple of days and weeks. The Cabinet Office obtained the vetting file on 25 March. Had you been resisting sharing that, or been part of some push to stop the Prime Minister from seeing relevant information, potentially as part of some cover up?” | 59 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Thank you for your time today, Sir Olly. I want to take us to the last couple of days and weeks. The Cabinet Office obtained the vetting file on 25 March. Had you been resisting sharing that, or been part of some push to stop the Prime Minister from seeing relevant information, potentially as part of some cover up?” | 59 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Do you have concerns about the amount of information we have now shared about our developed vetting system, in relation to what our adversaries know about us?” | 27 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “In those conversations, were you able to set out how the Foreign Office does vetting? Do you think people understood these distinctions that you have been making today?” | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Yes, in the last few days.” | 6 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Yesterday in the House, the Prime Minister said that “officials in the Foreign Office saw fit to withhold information” on Mandelson’s vetting “from the most senior Ministers in our system”. Is that how you see it?” | 36 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “You have been at the centre of Government for many years and spent many years of your career promoting and defending our country’s national security. With the benefit of hindsight, having heard the Committee’s questions today on notes, on seeking advice, on how the Foreign Office took this decision, and on how it ended…” | 89 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “In those conversations, were you able to set out how the Foreign Office does vetting? Do you think people understood these distinctions that you have been making today?” | 28 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Yes, in the last few days.” | 6 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “You have been at the centre of Government for many years and spent many years of your career promoting and defending our country’s national security. With the benefit of hindsight, having heard the Committee’s questions today on notes, on seeking advice, on how the Foreign Office took this decision, and on how it ended…” | 89 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Once the problem that No. 10 had identified became apparent, what conversations did you have with the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary or the Cabinet Secretary that you would be able to share with us today?” | 35 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Do you have concerns about the amount of information we have now shared about our developed vetting system, in relation to what our adversaries know about us?” | 27 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385) “Once the problem that No. 10 had identified became apparent, what conversations did you have with the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary or the Cabinet Secretary that you would be able to share with us today?” | 35 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1838) “Thank you for joining us, Chief Minister. What has caused the continued delay in the negotiation and publication of the UK-Gibraltar concordat? Is it just bandwidth issues at the FCDO, or are there substantive issues that you are still dealing with?” | 41 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1838) “Are you ready to publish now, or are those negotiations ongoing?” | 11 |