Speeches by McAllister.

“Prior to my election to this place, I was provost of West Dunbartonshire council; “provost” is the Scottish term equivalent to “mayor”. One of my civic roles was to have complete responsibility for which flags would be flown from our civic buildings across the whole of West Dunbartonshire. My experience is that flying …”

“I receive regular communication from constituents asking me for my opinion on the UK’s involvement in chemtrails and geo-engineering. Will the Minister reassure us that chemtrails are actually condensation trails and nothing to do with solar radiation management, and that the UK Government have not deployed SRM techniq…”

“My constituent, Deborah, should receive monthly child maintenance payments for her daughter, but her former partner withholds payments, despite my complaints and hers to the DWP Child Maintenance Service complaints team, advising them that he deliberately withholds payments for three months and then backdates them. Tha…”

“Two of my constituents were recognised in His Majesty the King’s birthday honours list at the weekend. Anne MacDougall, for services to volunteering in the community, and James McLaren of Golden Friendships, for services to people with disabilities and older people, received British Empire Medals. Does the Leader of th…”

“We can presume, therefore, that the Scottish Government are quite happy with that arrangement to allow Ferguson Marine to work with you and have that Royal Navy work.”

“Do you anticipate in the future working with that specialist welding centre in Glasgow that looks to support the Scottish shipbuilding industry on the Clyde?”

“Do you anticipate collaborating with other regional suppliers to help you strengthen your resilience?”

“Sir Simon, Ferguson Marine is owned by the Scottish Government at a civilian shipyard, but you are now working with it and subcontracting it in relation to the Type 26 programme. Was the Scottish Government aware of that and involved in your contract award to Ferguson Marine?”

“I only raise that because you will also be aware that it was recently highlighted that the Scottish Government have a policy preventing public funds from being used to fund munitions in any way, which meant that apparently they blocked the £2.5 million grant that was to go to the specialist welding centre on the Clyde …”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Rachel Blake) and congratulate and commend her on all she is doing to help secure the release of Jimmy Lai, and her tireless work to keep his case high on the political agenda of this Hous…”

“This is Carers Week—9 to 15 June—and Carers Week 2025 is focused on caring about equality. Millions of people across the UK provide unpaid care for an ill, older or disabled family member, and their support is worth a staggering £184 billion a year to our country. In my constituency, we are very fortunate to have a won…”

“What should the public take from that, then?”

“Natalie, you issued a letter to the Royal Mail last week. Some in the media described it as “a slap on the wrist” to the Royal Mail for jumping the gun on potential changes to the universal service obligation. The Royal Mail apparently had issued a communiqué announcing that as of 7 July second-class economy letters an…”

“Do you not feel that what you are perhaps setting up is that delay—that they will then work to this second target rather than the first? What safeguards do you have there?”

“I want to ask you about NHS letters. Late delivery of NHS letters puts vulnerable people at risk of missing important appointments or test results. It is costly for the NHS and disruptive for patients. Delays can widen existing health inequalities. I am sure that we all agree that NHS patient letters must be given prio…”

“When does the barcode system start down in England?”

“When does it begin operating in Scotland?”

“Will postcodes across Scotland in remote areas receive the same level of service from that barcode system?”

“If we have introduced that for the NHS, an NHS barcode system, do you anticipate rolling that out across other Government agencies such as DWP, DVLA and Inland Revenue? If we can introduce a barcode system for the NHS, what about other Government Departments?”

“Sorry, but there must be a point to introducing the barcode. I understand that it is to identify, extract and prioritise. By doing that, that acknowledges that there is a reason to pull out NHS letters.”