Speeches by Sullivan.

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Alice Macdonald) on securing this critical and timely debate, and also everyone who has contributed. It has been incredibly moving to hear the very personal accounts of what people have viewed and wit…”

“The Museum of Scottish Railways in my constituency, at the site of the Bo’ness and Kinneil railway and operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, is Scotland’s largest railway museum. It is playing a key part in the celebrations marking 200 years of modern railways, in recognition of its importance in prese…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for securing this important debate, not least because it provides an opportunity for me to talk about the challenges facing my constituency of Bathgate and Linlithgow. Although t…”

“23. What steps he is taking to improve support for veterans.”

“As a former councillor, I know that many veterans can find themselves at a disadvantage when trying to access services, including social housing. Veterans face housing challenges not only in Bathgate and Linlithgow, but across the country. With many Scottish councils and indeed the Scottish Government having declared a…”

“T6. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that the historic contributions of women in wartime are recognised? I am thinking particularly of those who worked in munitions factories, including the Linlithgow munitionettes.”

“With medics working in intolerable conditions, witnessing unimaginable horrors and without the very basics to treat civilian casualties, does my hon. Friend agree that safe and secure routes to allow medical aid into Gaza must be prioritised immediately, without delay?”

“I rise on the ninth day of the United Nations’ 16 days of activism against gender-based violence to present a petition on behalf of residents of the United Kingdom on commercial sexual exploitation. The minority of men who pay for sex are fuelling a brutal sex trafficking trade, aided by pimping websites that operate w…”

“Some of my constituents from the growing Indian community in Winchburgh are increasingly concerned about the accounts of horrific acts of violence towards the Hindu community in Bangladesh. Does the Minister agree that violence against Hindus, or any other religious minorities, is entirely unacceptable? What reassuranc…”

“I also offer my condolences to the family of Lord Prescott. He was a true inspiration and example to those of us from ordinary working-class backgrounds. Following on from the point raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray), last week saw the closure of the Royal Bank of Scot…”

“Thank you very much for that and I do appreciate the distinction that you have drawn between individuals bringing forward cases and also the point you make about it being a legitimate mechanism that is there to be used, effectively. However, in 2023, the then Scotland Secretary used section 35 of the Scotland Act to bl…”

“On this subject of the Budget, I think everybody in the room would welcome the substantial uplift there has been in the Budget for Scotland. However, I was greatly troubled to hear the First Minister make a statement to say that a lot of the money had already been spent. Can I ask if he made you aware beforehand that i…”

“You have partially answered my final question. As you know, the UK Government have been accused of having no plan for the Grangemouth closure. As the UK moves towards net zero, can you tell me what steps you are taking to ensure that workers across Scotland’s oil and gas sector are not placed in a similar position to t…”

“Thank you, Secretary of State, for making that important distinction between the refinery and the site; I think that is critical. I am aware of the skills and support package that has been developed, and that will help map current skills and qualifications to the future skills needed for local clean energy goals. With …”

“Secretary of State, we will now move onto the question of Grangemouth. The UK Government have said it will leave no stone unturned in seeking a future for Grangemouth, but you have also acknowledged that not all workers’ jobs can be guaranteed, and I do appreciate it is a private endeavour. Can you tell me how many Gra…”

“I think you might have answered my next question already. Will the Government’s approach to section 35 differ from the previous Government’s?”

“Good morning, Advocate General, and I would like to offer my congratulations on your appointment. Picking up on the reset theme that you have just discussed as a priority, we have seen increasing recourse to the courts in recent years to solve intergovernmental disputes. What do you think that says about the recent sta…”

“I would also like to thank Dr Mamode and his colleagues for the incredible bravery and compassion that they have shown to those living in desperate circumstances. They have not only shown immense care but worked tirelessly to shed light on the plight of those people, as we saw in his testimony to last week’s meeting of…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) for introducing this critical debate. I have no doubt that everyone in the Chamber agrees that it is scandalous that people are forced to go to food banks to ensure they do not go hungry…”

“My hon. Friend makes a good point. Investment must be paid for. I think that Members across the House are very much aware of the desperate need for investment in our public services and in industry. Investment is required in social and affordable homes across the UK, to offer security and stability to more than one mil…”