Speeches by Jardine.

“I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I call John Milne.”

“I associate myself with the Secretary of State’s comments about the death of Pope Francis. In a rare consensus, I agree with much of what has been said by both the Secretary of State and the shadow Secretary of State. Many universities are extremely concerned about the funding situation. Many of my constituents who are…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of her statement. Of course, I respect the independence of the Supreme Court and the ruling it has made, interpreting the law as it stands, just as I respect the concerns of many women, and the now increased fears of the LGBT community. I also respect what the Minister h…”

“Does the right hon. Member agree that there is a wider issue at stake: our energy security and national security? We have seen what can go wrong with a Chinese company that we do not trust, and we see Chinese influence increasing in other vital sectors, particularly our energy industry. Should that not underline our co…”

“University spin-outs are a critical pathway into entrepreneurship, but why do you think less than 9% of spin-outs are female-led? Dr Treanor.”

“How do we tackle that? That is a whole different scale of problem. You are helping women become entrepreneurs, but actually, you are not helping them to earn anymore. Does that go back to education? How do we get women into the areas where they are going to make more money as entrepreneurs, rather than just accept it?”

“Did anybody else want to add to that? It sounds very similar to what Dr Marks was saying about the potential to earn more as a woman.”

“Very briefly, I am just intrigued, Dr Marks, because you said that one of the things you discovered in your research was that women were less likely to be able to earn more money by becoming entrepreneurs. Is that less likely than men? What do you attribute that to? Do you think it is something to do with our ambition …”

“I welcome the Minister’s reply to the urgent question, but I am sure he will forgive me when I say that we have heard all this before. There is a sense of hopelessness in this place at the downward spiral we seem to be on, but it must be nothing compared with the hopelessness being felt by the Gazans and also the Israe…”

“Although I cannot speak immediately for all Liberal Democrats, it puzzles us that the official Opposition do not seem to recognise that if they had legislated properly when we left the European Union, this legislation would not be necessary. Do they not accept any responsibility for where we are today?”

“Does the hon. Gentleman not agree that someone sitting at home watching this will be worried by the argument that it is more important to stick to some anti-EU dogma than it is to protect their children from dangerous products, or to keep dangerous electric bikes off the market and regulate for their safety?”

“14. What steps she is taking to help tackle people smuggling.”

“I thank the Minister for that response and welcome the increased co-operation with allies on this vital issue. It is critical that we stop the dangerous crossings, but without tackling the problem at its source, with aid to tackle famine and conflict and by providing safe legal routes, do we not risk the crisis continu…”

“T4. I recently spoke at a United Nations event hosted by the French that looked at how pornography and extreme content are contributing to misogynistic and toxic behaviour towards women. Will the Secretary of State tell us what proposals this Government have to implement the recent recommendations of the report commiss…”

“For eight years, I have seen how a young constituent has been able to completely control his previously life-threatening seizures with medicinal cannabis, but at huge cost to his family—a cost that is prohibitive for other people. Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss how we can make access to such treatments …”

“Because of our delayed start, the debate may now continue until 4.47 pm. I call David Mundell to move the motion.”

“I will call Chris Hinchliff to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.”

“We have 42 minutes left for this debate. I call Liberal Democrat spokesperson Monica Harding to continue, please.”

“Order. We have to move on to the Front Bench contributions in 12 minutes, so please keep your remarks to five minutes each.”

“Because of the various interventions, we can now continue until 7.47 pm this evening.”