Speeches by Jones.

“Thank you very much.”

“What are the timescales for delivering your ambition that all network programming counted as Scottish will qualify on the basis of meeting at least two of the Ofcom criteria?”

“You have said that you will increase your reporting and transparency of progress against your ambition. When should we expect that data to be published?”

“This is to everybody. Is it possible to define what a thriving high street looks like?”

“You mentioned parking. Do your members feel that paying for parking within the town centres is an inhibitor to footfall?”

“I am the MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, and Kilmarnock is going through some really big changes just now, ones I have confirmed. When I am speaking to my constituents, they say the biggest problem is that the town centre and high street are in decline. How do we reverse that narrative?”

“You have been critical of high street banks closing down town centre branches. What practical impact does this have on small businesses?”

“Are there other examples of services or amenities that you see as crucial to maintain town centres, either to directly facilitate small business operations or drive customer footfall?”

“I appreciate the limitations on what the Minister can and cannot say, but in the light of the publication of unredacted plans for the Chinese embassy, will the Government and the security services look again at whether it would be appropriate to allow the embassy to proceed?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. After only 18 months in office, this UK Labour Government have taken decisions that have ended Tory austerity and delivered the largest block grant to Scotland since devolution. After years of Tory under-investment, £50 billion for Scotland’s vital public servi…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman agree that children deserve to be fed, and that it was right to raise employer national insurance contributions to pay into public services, in order to free up the resource to introduce breakfast clubs to feed young children, many of whom are in poverty due to Tory policies?”

“The youth guarantee scheme represents a clear statement of intent from this Labour Government. Unlike the Conservatives, we will not abandon our young people to a lifetime on benefits, or allow the mental health toll of long-term unemployment to define their futures. Will my right hon. Friend outline how this policy wi…”

“Brian, if plywood duty suspensions are not removed, what can be done to minimise any potential impacts on the domestic manufacturing industry in Scotland?”

“You have made your point well. Brian, do you think there is a misunderstanding about what the wood panelling industry is by those who make policy?”

“Mr Wilson touched on the fact that the wood panelling industry has not been included in the industrial strategy, and I have heard calls for the Committee to back the industry’s calls to be included. I will not labour that question. Alastair, what type of support for the sector does the Wood Panel Industries Federation …”

“Earlier this year we saw the Welsh Government publish their timber industry strategy, which included increasing timber supply. We have seen the UK Government publish their timber in construction road map. What other level of certainty in planting rates does the industry need to justify further investment in UK manufact…”

“What level of certainty in planting rates does the industry need to justify further investment in UK manufacturing facilities?”

“If productive tree planting does scale up, how will the industry manage the supply gap before newly planted trees become harvestable?”

“I have a declaration of interest in that I have the pleasure of being the chair of the APPG for the wood panel industry, but none so great that it would preclude me from taking part.”

“Following the decline in tree planting in 2024-25, which has been linked to the 41% cut to the forestry grant scheme by the Scottish Government, what impact would a continued decline have on the future of the wood panelling industry in Scotland, and what impact would a sustained decline in tree planting have on jobs?”