Speeches by McAllister.

“8. What steps her Department is taking to support UK citizens arbitrarily detained abroad.”

“In my constituency, on 5 November last year we experienced not only horrific effects on animals but unacceptable criminal conduct and large-scale chaos. Police riot vans were deployed after a 40-strong mob pelted people, local businesses and cars with explosives, and emergency services were attacked at several location…”

“Will the Minister update the House on the progress made in her positive discussions with the Scottish Government relating to the provisions of non-means tested legal aid? Will Scottish families enjoy the same access to justice as those in the rest of our United Kingdom, and at the same time?”

“Caritas Internationalis is just one of the 37 international aid organisations that Israel has sought to ban or deregister. This will have a severe impact on humanitarian aid delivery in Gaza. At midnight mass, Christ the Redeemer church in the west bank adorned its Christmas tree not with baubles, but with the names of…”

“The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in his statement to the House on 11 November, advised that he would “retake” the earlier decision of the Government on the question of how 1950s-born women were affected by the maladministration of pension age changes communication. I have almost 6,000 WASPI women in my con…”

“5. What support the Church of England is providing to Christians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.”

“Do you think our colleges are best placed to receive that money?”

“Is that Norwegian contract not good news for SMEs? I think there is a statistic that over 100 SMEs are supported by the two yards on the Clyde at Govan and Scotstoun. Some of them are in my West Dunbartonshire constituency.”

“Some £20 million of the UK Government’s defence industry skills package will be directed towards skills initiatives in the devolved nations—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. How should Scotland’s share of that money be spent?”

“Can I ask both of you how effective UK Government measures have been in tackling the skills shortages in Scotland’s defence sector?”

“I was hoping to hear your views on the Norwegian Government naval contract secured by the UK Government, which will provide that long-term type of work that you are referring to on the Clyde. What is your view on that?”

“I did want to ask about that, so we will move on. Further education is devolved to the Scottish Parliament, but R&D is not. Do you support the introduction of defence technical excellence colleges in Scotland?”

“In preparing for this e-petition debate, I clicked on the House of Commons Library service, which invites Members to look at a Government tracker produced by the registered charity and independent fact-checking organisation Full Fact. Did the hon. Member click on that and look at its findings in relation to the 86 pled…”

“The Minister advised in his statement that consular cases of British citizens detained abroad are at the heart of the work of the Foreign Office, and he provided an update on some of those cases. My West Dunbartonshire constituent Jagtar Singh Johal has remained arbitrarily detained in India for more than eight years; …”

“Last month, I visited Portnellan farm in my West Dunbartonshire constituency. I received a very warm and courteous welcome from husband and wife farmers David and Freda and their son Chris. The Scott-Parks run their family farm and were keen for me to hear and see at first hand the challenges that they face in ensuring…”

“Do you see the UK Government’s announcement today on Grangemouth being one of those opportunities?”

“Do you see no synergy between the two?”

“This is such welcome news for Grangemouth and Scotland just prior to Christmas. My thanks go to the Minister and all Departments that worked jointly to secure the deal. It is a pity that the SNP could not bring itself to mention the Grangemouth investment earlier today at PMQs—perhaps after decades of failure, the SNP …”

“If you have no concerns about your other plants, is it just then the ethylene production operation that has the challenging environmental and economic challenges that you have described?”

“Was the view formed, therefore, that the discussions had to be with the UK Government because it was about presenting the scale of the challenge, and you saw that the discussion should be about Government policy? What about a just transition plan, then, either presenting that to the UK Government over the six months or…”