Speeches by McAllister.

“Minister, the £10 million that has been allocated for the defence technical excellence colleges in Scotland, that is contingent on Scottish Government match funding, as I understand it, to allow us to have two. The idea is to have one east coast based and one in the west region. Those talks are ongoing but we are alrea…”

“5. How parishes can apply for the places of worship renewal fund.”

“While the UK Labour Government introduced a £92 million fund for places of worship in England, the scheme does not apply to Scottish parishes now that it has gone from being a VAT rebate to a capital grant. The Scottish Government received the Barnett consequentials. However, no similar scheme was set up, despite the f…”

“I want to move us on to discuss fixed links, and perhaps we could start with Nicky this time and work our way along. I want to ask about existing or previous fixed links. I do not want to stray into potential new fixed links because one of my colleagues may ask you that after my question. Can you provide concrete examp…”

“Population and economic growth are the benefits. Have there been any downsides, any unintended consequences to these connections?”

“Do you think that is the lesson to be learned, then, with any new fixed link infrastructure—that there has to be that mitigation built in to begin with?”

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for raising the case of my constituent Jagtar Singh Johal during her recent visit to India. Will she update the House on whether her discussions were positive? Are we any closer to securing Jagtar’s release and return home to West Dunbartonshire?”

“I was interested to hear the hon. Member say that the Scottish Government have proposed increasing the recommended voluntary community benefit for onshore wind projects to £6,000 per megawatt. That seems a derisory uplift given that, as he pointed out, it was £5,000 per megawatt in 2015—an uplift of only £1,000 after 1…”

“I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention, and his point is well made. Glasgow saved the games and we had to use the infrastructure that was there. Perhaps when he secures a future games for Strangford, they will highlight shooting and boxing. We are happy to support a bid from him. I know the effect that the games c…”

“I appreciate the hon. Member’s intervention, and his point is well made. Glasgow saved the games and we had to use the infrastructure that was there. Perhaps when he secures a future games for Strangford, they will highlight shooting and boxing. We are happy to support a bid from him. I know the effect that the games c…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing the debate. As colleagues have rehearsed very well, with her wealth of knowledge and her experience of the Commonwealth games, she brings great value to the debate. As part…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) on securing the debate. As colleagues have rehearsed very well, with her wealth of knowledge and her experience of the Commonwealth games, she brings great value to the debate. As part…”

“It will be a classic compromise.”

“Lord Robertson, can I bring you back to the delayed defence investment plan? By any view, it has been significantly delayed. We had all anticipated that that would be published by November last year, so it is significantly delayed. There is a suggestion that perhaps we will see that towards the end of this week, Lord R…”

“Who do you think has won the argument, then, between John Healey and Rachel Reeves?”

“What happens in our capital city has a knock-on effect across our entire country. My West Dunbartonshire constituent, Lindsey, contacted me to express her deep concern and shock at the abhorrent displays at the Unite the Kingdom rally. Participants openly incited racial hatred in inflammatory speeches but, more signifi…”

“2. What discussions she has had with the Metropolitan police on the policing of the Unite the Kingdom rally on 16 May 2026.”

“Our Foreign Secretary is in India today for talks with her Indian counterpart, Mr Jaishankar. My West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal has spent more than eight and a half years in arbitrary detention in an Indian prison. On 22 April this year, UN experts concluded that his prolonged detention amounts to t…”

“One in eight local authorities in the Glasgow city region is in my constituency. The Clyde is more than just Glasgow; it is the towns and areas up and down both sides of the Clyde. Does my hon. Friend agree that UK Government funding, not least the £60 million local growth fund, has the potential to unlock two sites in…”

“The majority of young people not in employment, education or training in West Dunbartonshire want a job or training, but they are not getting the support they need. Does the Minister agree that one way to tackle the challenge of youth employment is through our youth hubs, such as the one in West Dunbartonshire that is …”