Speeches by Jardine.

“Do you think you need some mechanism for that? It baffles me.”

“Do you have any data that shows the trend in people going abroad?”

“Which is another problem.”

“Rieka, do you agree with all that? Do you have anything to add?”

“We have heard a lot of evidence about PIP implants, and you mentioned them earlier. You have covered a lot about the protocols and so on, but with regard to them specifically, what lessons have been learned from the PIP scandal? How have these specifically influenced current clinical standards?”

“Good afternoon. Thank you for coming along. First, I would like to ask all you about the latest NHS guidance, which says that “Ruptured PIP implants have no proven long-term health effects.” Researchers we spoke to, and evidence we have heard, described that position as ludicrous so are you still confident in that guid…”

“Given that higher rate though—and you mentioned women who have ruptured implants—and the fact that there are women who still have PIP implants who say that they are causing them physical pain and mental stress with the fear of rupture, but they cannot afford to have them replaced, do you think the NHS should be offerin…”

“2. What discussions she has had with the Welsh Government on the potential impact of the spending review 2025 on Wales.”

“I was pleased to see funding for a number of transport projects in Wales in the spending review, not least because my city of Edinburgh is now linked directly by rail to the Secretary of State’s city of Cardiff. Lumo, which runs services in Scotland through open access, is hoping to begin a service through south Wales.…”

“I welcome the Government’s change in course, because the previous hard deadline would have left many people, including people in my constituency of Edinburgh West, vulnerable and, indeed, unaware that there was any need to change their meter, but there is still a big problem in Scotland, as 100,000 people are still wai…”

“15. What steps he is taking to manage the radio teleswitch service switch-off.”

“I welcome these important first steps announced by the Home Secretary, as well as her commitment to working with wider European partners, but what safeguards have been put in place to ensure that international law is respected and that the rights of genuine asylum seekers are protected?”

“A number of semi-rural and suburban communities across my constituency—Newbridge, Blackhall, Ratho—have lost their post offices recently. Their banks have also gone, so there is a dearth of local facilities. At the same time, the Horizon scandal has undermined public trust across those communities. Does the Minister ag…”

“Yes.”

“Much of what you have said reflects what we heard last year from a French delegation at the United Nations that has done a lot of work on pornography and the addictive element to it. Curiously, it also thought that we had effectively tackled the problem with the Online Safety Act. Do you think that we are missing somet…”

“We have touched on this in a couple of questions, but your report talks a lot about education, the reticence to talk about pornography in schools and the way teachers are worried about it. The survey found that 23% of respondents learned nothing about pornography at school, but at the same time it was their main source…”

“To what extent are children—boys especially—being educated about the harms associated with easy access to porn? If education about harmful pornography was more effective, could it be an effective preventive measure against violence against women and girls?”

“Like the Secretary of State, I welcome the great news for Ferguson Marine this morning. As he knows, Scottish Liberal Democrats secured funding for key projects across Scotland in last year’s Scottish budget negotiations, including the Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh, which is so important for my constituents and his. We wel…”

“I welcome the Minister’s statement, as well as the fact that there will be more information, not just mobile phone alerts, because those alerts do not work evenly, even in urban areas such as my constituency—there is often some delay with some phones. One of the questions that has arisen from the tragedy in Texas is wh…”

“A constituent who I have been representing for two years was unfairly dismissed as a result of the Horizon scandal. I appreciate the effort that the Minister and his predecessor have put into this matter. The report makes it absolutely clear that the compensation system is too cumbersome and complicated for many people…”