Speeches by McAllister.

“No idea at all?”

“Sorry, what was the figure last year?”

“When will it be produced then?”

“This is a plan specifically about Mossmorran that you have been working on for a year and a half.”

“You were part of those discussions?”

“The Cabinet Secretary, who was then Màiri McAllan, announced in April 2024 that they were working on that, and it would be co-produced, presumably with you. Well, that was a year and a half ago.”

“Was a just transition plan produced?”

“I want to know what is happening with it, because they have been working with you since April 2024.”

“Were you part of the co-development of the just transition plan for Mossmorran that the Scottish Government announced in April 2024?”

“The line you seem to be adopting this morning very much is that this is all the UK Government’s fault in relation to their policy, rather than any bad decisions on the part of ExxonMobil. I have noticed that you said that you invested up to £270 million of capital on the site, but you are still operating at a loss of £…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank the hon. Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) for securing this important debate. I speak in my capacity as a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee, which has recently published a report, “The future of Scotland’s oil and gas industry”…”

“Does that investment to meet new capacity involve new technology, or is it simply the case that the technology we have at the moment is sufficient but there is a lack of wood supply?”

“That is interesting, because we have heard evidence already as a Committee on what is and is not in our industrial strategy, so I appreciate your answer, Mr Wilson.”

“Why is that the case if the UK sector meets only 65% of current market demand?”

“Demand for wood panel products is likely to increase in the UK, primarily due to its use in construction, particularly house building. The UK Government have set an ambitious target to build 1.5 million new homes in this Parliament. How prepared is the industry to meet the predicted increase in demand for wood panels i…”

“Clause 18(e) provides for non-means-tested legal aid to bereaved family members at inquests. The Bill is intended to introduce UK-wide legislation. I understand that the Minister has engaged in positive talks with the Scottish Government over a number of months because of the devolved nature of Scottish legal aid at fa…”

“Yes, it does. Thank you. Richard Miller: I will add one point on the costs aspect. Firms will not be given a blank cheque here; they know that when they submit their bill of costs to the Legal Aid Agency, it will be very closely scrutinised. Any costs that the Legal Aid Agency considers were not necessarily and reasona…”

“Q First, the Bill provides for non-means-tested legal aid, but how should that work in practice, Mr Minnoch? Should the grant be uncapped, in respect of time and line, with no limit? Or do you envisage that there should be blocks of work with specified limits? Secondly, if a public authority has a team of, for instance…”

“Q My question is to Tom. Under the clause 12(5) defence of reasonable excuse for a seriously improper act of misconduct, what do we regard as the “sufficient evidence” described in clause 12(6)? You said that the defendant simply needs to raise that, but to what standard? What is sufficient and, in a jury trial, who de…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in again congratulating the Scotland men’s national football team on qualifying for the 2026 world cup? The entire team are heroes, not least John McGinn from my West Dunbartonshire constituency, who is a former pupil of my old school, St Columba’s in Clydebank. Does the Leader of t…”