Speeches by Jardine.

“We begin with a Select Committee statement. Mr Alistair Carmichael will speak on the publication of the fifth report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, HC 1661, “UK-EU agritrade: making an SPS agreement work”, for up to 10 minutes, during which no interventions may be taken. At the conclusion of his …”

“Order. I remind hon. Members that if they wish to speak, they should bob. Informally, speeches should be kept to around five minutes.”

“indicated assent.”

“I thank the Minister for the measures she has outlined. In Edinburgh West this is a significant problem, and it seems to be a problem across the city. Young people, some of them graduates, cannot access driving tests, and then they cannot get jobs because they do not have a driving licence. They are facing long wait ti…”

“I thank the Minister for his assurances today that these reports and publications will come forward as soon as possible. As I am sure he can pick up from the tenor of the House, many of us are concerned about public confidence in this place—in us—being undermined. Every day that we do not have the reports, there is mor…”

“I like bold.”

“How do clinic staff screen—if they screen—for financial pressures, including with egg sharing, and so on? Do you think it is done effectively at the moment?”

“I wonder if I could ask you why you think the proportion of donors between 18 and 25 has doubled in the past 10 years? Does the fact that there is an increase in younger women raise any concerns for you?”

“The HFEA guidance says that egg donors should be under 35, apart from in exceptional circumstances, but around 15% of egg donors between 2011 and 2020 were 36 and over. Why is this? Does the age of the donor present any specific or significant health risks?”

“Would I be right in taking from what you say that there is a public awareness and an availability aspect to this, which is different from advertising a product? It is about putting women who might want to donate—for whatever reason—together with the facilities, which is a different thing.”

“If you could, that would be very useful. I have just one last thing. You have already touched on the idea of it being very different going through months of preparation and counselling for donation and going in and buying paracetamol. But if you could just lay out for us, how clinics ensure that their marketing practic…”

“Just on the implications of the donation, the amount of the donation, and whether it actually makes a difference, what is the evidence from Scotland on donor recruitment? There is no compensation offered in Scotland for donating. What do you think the evidence from there suggests?”

“Briefly, going back to the first bit, do you think this is an area where we need more research and need to find out more? Why are younger women coming forward?”

“I just want to clarify something. You were talking about all the adverts for drugs and everything which have small print and list the risks, and there is nothing on the egg donation adverts. If someone sees one of these adverts and thinks, “Oh, I’ve been looking for a clinic like that; I want to follow it up,” when the…”

“Are you thinking just something that would say, “Please be aware that there are psychosocial implications before you consider,” that sort of thing?”

“Ippokratis, what impact does the current level of compensation have on donor recruitment?”

“Angela, do you think there is any evidence from Scotland that can be gleaned?”

“I should mention up front that my family are involved in the creative industries in various different ways. They are good people, though. Jen, it has been a year since you were last before the Committee. Earlier, you touched on development and how various services are coming along. Could you give us an update on the pr…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of fast-track visas for skilled US citizens. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I would like to share an email I recently received: “All I’m asking for is a direction to march in, as I am in fact a refugee seeking asylum from a …”

“To drill down into that a bit more, would you say that that service is now fully operational, or are there aspects of the service which are still aspirational? When do you think you will be in a position to be able to say that all your services are fully operational?”