Speeches by Jardine.

“I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.”

“I will call Luke Taylor to move the motion, and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and from the Minister. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will be no opportunity for the Member i…”

“According to a report this morning from the Jobs Foundation, the energy sector in north-east Scotland is on a cliff edge, with Robert Gordon University estimating that 400 jobs will be lost every two weeks. Given the importance of that sector not just to Aberdeen or Edinburgh West but to the Scottish and UK economies, …”

“I remind Members to bob if they wish to be called to speak. I will call the Front Benchers at eight minutes past 5, so will Members please keep their speeches to about two and a half minutes each?”

“Order. I am sorry, but to get everyone in we will have to go down to two minutes each.”

“Thank you very much, we managed to get everybody in. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, Marie Goldman.”

“I call Sir Mark Hendrick to wind up the debate extremely briefly—in about 5 seconds.”

“A number of businesses, particularly care homes, in my constituency have approached me with concerns about the salary limit for migrants. Migrants already in this country, who have trained and qualified here, are finding it difficult to reach those standards to remain. Is it possible to have a meeting with a Minister f…”

“The 2022 women’s health strategy emphasised the potential benefits to girls and women of femtech apps. Do we need actions in the renewed strategy to better manage the risks that can come with them? If so, what could that action look like?”

“Would directing women and girls towards the correct apps be how you see the NHS, and part of its role would be very much to do that?”

“Is there an aim to make femtech functionality, such as tracking menstrual wellbeing, available through or via the NHS app?”

“We have heard from a range of witnesses who have emphasised the risks of femtech, which is based predominantly on data from white, middle-class users, changing health inequalities for more disadvantaged groups. How should that be addressed?”

“Dame Lesley, do you want to add anything before we go to vote?”

“Sadly, Jagtar Singh Johal’s case is not the only instance in the world of human rights violations against British citizens, and one of our biggest allies has just said that peace is no longer a priority for it. Given that the world is such a dangerous place, and given the threat to the human rights of British citizens …”

“Thank you. If contributors could please keep to the informal time limit, it would be a huge help. After Ruth Jones, I will call Rachael Maskell and then Tom Hayes.”

“Business rates in Scotland are, of course, devolved, but businesses, particularly in the hospitality, leisure and retail sectors, are not immune to the impact of these measures as they spread across the United Kingdom and undermine the economy. Has there been any effort to sit down with Scottish Government Ministers to…”

“I wanted to come here today and say that I was delighted to hear that this scheme will now be voluntary, not mandatory. Frankly, I am completely confused by the farce that we have got here today. The scheme will not be free, because we know it will cost the taxpayer. I do not think we should be saying it is free. We ar…”

“Lara and Lucy, are the challenges with improving community cohesion that we are hearing about occurring right across the UK, or are there regional differences? Are there things that you see we could be using to tackle them?”

“I am sorry to go on about this, but do you think we are listening more to what social media think—or want to think—that children want than to the voices of the children?”

“Thank you very much. Tanya, do you think that the level of community cohesion among young people has changed over recent years? To what extent do you think it has been influenced by the impact of covid and the lack of community interaction at that time?”