Speeches by Baxter.

“Does my hon. Friend agree that we should take no lectures from the people who broke the system in the first place? In Scotland, one in six young people are not in education, employment or training; 12,000 Scots have been stuck on NHS waiting lists for over two years, and 8,300 people are economically inactive in Renfre…”

“Many IRA murders on UK soil have never been solved, including the targeting of soldiers and their families in the M62 coach bombing in 1974 and the Warrenpoint massacre in 1979, the deadliest attack on the British Army during the troubles. Does the Secretary of State agree that by shutting down investigations—including…”

“Last month, ahead of the UN General Assembly, I had the honour of welcoming Vlad, Valeriia and Roman: three young children who were injured and abducted by Russia during Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, and my hon. Friend the Minister for taking time out of your busy days to meet those chi…”

“Scottish salmon is renowned around the world for its quality and taste. How are the Government supporting the promotion of the Scottish salmon industry around the world?”

“My hon. Friend talks eloquently about the pressures on the health services in Scotland under the SNP Government. Does she share my concern about the dental deserts that now exist in Scotland? Just yesterday, a constituent contacted me to say that they had been told that their daughter would have to wait three years for…”

“I thank the hon. Member for giving way. He talks about a budget cut to the Scottish Government, but does he not recognise that this Westminster Government have actually given the Scottish Government the largest funding settlement in the history of devolution? What has happened to the money?”

“Will the hon. Gentleman give way?”

“I thank the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for securing this important debate. The last Labour Government had many remarkable achievements, including Sure Start, the national minimum wage and the Human Rights Act 1998, but right up there among our proudest was delivering devolution …”

“To add to Alex’s comments, the future of the 1.6 million Ukrainian children who are held in the occupied territories is at stake in these negotiations, such as they are. Those children are currently being subjected to a process of militarisation on an almost daily basis. They are being denied their Ukrainian identity a…”

“Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating the great town of Paisley in my constituency on being shortlisted for the Scotland Loves Local town of the year award? Will he go further and throw his full support behind Paisley’s nomination as the best local town in Scotland?”

“I welcome my right hon. Friend to her place and I welcome her statement. In September, the Yale School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab revealed that the number of facilities that Russia is using in its forced deportation of Ukrainian children has risen from 53 to 210. That report highlighted that 110 facilit…”

“I wish to extend my condolences to the friends and families of Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz, and to the people of Manchester and the wider Jewish community across the United Kingdom, following the appalling terrorist attack at the synagogue in Heaton Park. Many in the Jewish community felt that this attack was a ma…”

“Before we turn to Northern Ireland, can I come back to you on that? You referenced earlier the housing crisis, for example, that exists in Scotland, and there certainly is a housing emergency in Scotland. How do you see the Scottish Government’s powers in that being a contributory factor to child poverty in Scotland? T…”

“I am really struck by what you said there and I am thinking about to what extent will the effectiveness of a UK-wide child poverty strategy be affected by the delivery in devolved policy areas such as health, housing and education. What do you think about that?”

“Thank you to you both for joining us this morning. I will ask a similar question to one that I asked the previous panel. What opportunities and challenges do the devolved settlements for Scotland and Wales pose for reducing child poverty?”

“As a supplementary, I was stopped by the phrase that you used, Stephen, that it is not about the powers but the choices. I think that would resonate with people of all parties around the table. The UK Government have some levers; the Scottish Government have other levers; the Welsh Assembly have other levers. How do we…”

“Thank you all for coming in to speak to us today. On devolved and reserved powers, can you tell us about what opportunities and challenges you think the devolved settlements pose for reducing child poverty?”

“Thank you all for coming in to speak to us today. On devolved and reserved powers, can you tell us about what opportunities and challenges you think the devolved settlements pose for reducing child poverty?”

“Before we turn to Northern Ireland, can I come back to you on that? You referenced earlier the housing crisis, for example, that exists in Scotland, and there certainly is a housing emergency in Scotland. How do you see the Scottish Government’s powers in that being a contributory factor to child poverty in Scotland? T…”

“Thank you to you both for joining us this morning. I will ask a similar question to one that I asked the previous panel. What opportunities and challenges do the devolved settlements for Scotland and Wales pose for reducing child poverty?”