Speeches by Jones.

“It is 12 March. It was the date of the announcement. Thank you.”

“It is really just a statement, rather than a supplementary, in response to the point about how nobody knew about the £10 million match funding. I have the letter here from the Ministry of Defence, Scotland Office, to the First Minister, and it is to request £10 million match funding. It is clearly written within that l…”

“It was asked by my colleague and has been answered by Mr Donoghue.”

“We have briefly touched on this but I am going to ask the question nevertheless. Ms Mander and Mr Johnston, does the scale and design of the UK Government’s warm homes plan align with what you think is needed to reduce energy bills and improve energy efficiency?”

“Ms Mander, you quoted Ofgem’s statistic of £4.4 billion in energy debt, which is incredible. Is that UK-wide or Scotland?”

“Given rising network costs, will consumers feel the benefit of the UK Government’s £150 bills cut announced in the autumn Budget?”

“Would you be able to send that to the Clerks after the session?”

“Given the scale of planned upgrades, how realistic is the UK Government’s aim to reduce bills by £300 before the end of this Parliament?”

“That’s not Ofgem’s stat for Scotland?”

“Consumer bills are projected to rise following Ofgem’s approval of £28 billion of national grid upgrades. Where else, apart from consumer bills, could the cost of decarbonising the grid reasonably fall?”

“In your view, what policy interventions would best help consumers in Scotland to make better decisions about their energy bills, consumption and home efficiency?”

“What is the figure for Scotland?”

“The warm homes plan, yes.”

“This Government have recouped £400 million in covid fraud and error, with HMRC recovering a massive £1.3 billion, as well as aggressively pursuing the firm linked to Baroness Mone, PPE Medpro. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Government’s relentless recovery action demonstrates that it is only under Labour tha…”

“12. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the final report of the Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner, published on 9 December 2025.”

“There has been criticism of the BBC that Scottish network TV productions do not always translate into spending and jobs in Scotland. What steps are you taking to address this criticism?”

“You absolutely stole my line there, Hayley.”

“Are you committed to ensuring that Scottish women’s international football remains accessible to audiences across Scotland?”

“With the success of the BBC’s coverage of the world cup qualifications, what update can you give about broadcasting the Scotland men’s football team beyond the 2026 world cup, and what are you doing to ensure that men’s international football does not return behind a paywall?”

“When do you expect to begin discussions about the future broadcasting arrangements for Scotland’s men’s international football matches?”