Speeches by Jardine.

“Will the hon. Lady give way?”

“I am sure that we would all agree that the wellbeing of our universities is vital to the economic wellbeing of this country. As the Member for Edinburgh West, I know that the wellbeing of our four universities in Edinburgh is vital not just to the economy, but to the livelihoods of many of my constituents. Internationa…”

“We begin with the Select Committee statement. Tom Gordon will speak on the publication of the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ second report of the Session “Accountability for Daesh crimes” for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of the statement, I will call Members to put q…”

“Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. Unfortunately, because of its popularity, I will have to impose a time limit of three minutes from the beginning. I intend to go to the Front Benchers at 2.38 pm.”

“We are going to struggle to get everybody in, so can Members please keep any interventions brief?”

“Apologies, but I will have to reduce the time limit to two minutes.”

“You were told it was safe. Would you say that perhaps that lack of awareness that we have heard about earlier needs to be addressed, and addressed quickly?”

“Thank you all for joining us. Professor Lees, I wonder if we could start with you. We are particularly interested in whether the Royal College of Surgeons has any view on the safety of breast implants, particularly in the light of the emerging evidence of the potential effects on women’s health and what we have all hea…”

“Are there any plans to examine whether you need to make a formal decision, or any inquiry under way?”

“I am sorry to press you on that, but will this database be used to come to a view or a recommendation of any sort on the safety of breast implants?”

“Ashton, the number of cosmetic procedures has been steadily rising in recent years. What do you think is driving this?”

“Is the rise uniform across the board, or is it most notable in certain demographics? If it is, why do you think that is?”

“Sasha, I wonder if I could ask you those two questions as well. First, what do you think is driving this increase? Would you agree with Ashton?”

“It is interesting you say that. You obviously believed it was safe.”

“6. Whether his Department plans to introduce a statutory right to consular assistance.”

“Every year, an estimated 5,000 British citizens are arrested abroad, many of them under false pretences. Many are used as hostages and denied access to legal representation, and their families are left without information, not knowing what has happened to them. High-profile cases at the moment include those of Alaa Abd…”

“A number of constituents of mine in Edinburgh West—former police officers, and former and current NHS staff—have come to me with concerns about the way the McCloud judgment on public sector pensions is being implemented, and worries that they will be negatively impacted at great cost. How will the Government ensure tha…”

“The Home Secretary spoke about attracting the best and the brightest to this country. One area in which our universities do that is the medical profession. During the covid crisis and the rebuilding after it, a lot of the people on the frontline were immigrants. When she looks at the resettlement and reassurance of exi…”

“I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh). This is a debate that I wish we were not at. I wish there was no need for us to have this debate, but sadly there is. This is an issue that I have come to know more about personally in the last few months, after a young constituent came t…”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. There has been a great deal of reassurance for the car industry and agriculture, but there has been no mention of the Scotch whisky industry or the drink and food industry in general. In Edinburgh, as in much of Scotland, that is a huge concern. Should we expect details next week…”