Speeches by Gilbert.

“I am sure that my right hon. Friend will agree on the importance of the Scotch whisky industry. Support for the industry starts at home by attracting investment, including at the Port of Leith distillery in my constituency, which is producing single malt Scotch whisky, attracting tourists and showcasing the best of Sco…”

“I absolutely agree that the challenge the Palestinian people face just trying to live their day-to-day lives is completely intolerable. Luckily, to return to the incident I was describing, no one was hurt on this occasion—but that is not the case on every occasion. Those are just a few examples of the threats of violen…”

“I was thinking more about whether there would be any changes to the procedural ways that you are currently informally working just now.”

“It was to ask Ian a similar question. Do you think there were any other descriptors that would have been useful for you during your suspension that would be different from John’s position?”

“Thanks for coming along today. I have a supplementary. I want to take you back one question. We were talking about the advantages of being an alliance. If you were to be given technical group status, do you see if there would be any disadvantages to that compared with your current independent status at the minute?”

“I was thinking more about whether there would be any changes to the procedural ways that you are currently informally working just now.”

“It was to ask Ian a similar question. Do you think there were any other descriptors that would have been useful for you during your suspension that would be different from John’s position?”

“Thanks for coming along today. I have a supplementary. I want to take you back one question. We were talking about the advantages of being an alliance. If you were to be given technical group status, do you see if there would be any disadvantages to that compared with your current independent status at the minute?”

“T5. It is illegal to post a prostitution advert in a phone box, yet the very same advert can be freely posted online by a pimping website. Such websites are making it as easy to order a woman to exploit as it is to order a takeaway. Does the Minister agree that we must urgently update our anti-pimping laws to make it a…”

“My constituents have raised concerns about the reliability of services on the east coast main line, with one constituent receiving delay repay compensation for five out of six journeys he took over a two-month period. I welcome the correspondence I have had with the Rail Minister on the action that the Department for T…”

“8. What steps her Department is taking to improve reliability on the east coast main line.”

“It is a privilege to speak in this debate—although in writing my speech ahead of today, I could not help but feel old. We are here to debate LGBT+ History Month, and, as a woman of a certain age, I have had the stark and daunting realisation that I am so old that I am part of history. We are all aware of the stories of…”

“It is my pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Alloa and Grangemouth (Brian Leishman) for securing this important debate. While our closest allies rubbish the international courts, we must not go down that path and I welcome the Government’s statements to that effe…”

“It is essential that the Government’s industrial strategy creates manufacturing jobs across the country, including in my constituency. The RenewableUK offshore wind industrial growth plan shows the UK can be a global technology leader in advanced turbine tech, foundations, electrical systems and cables. Will my hon. Fr…”

“10. What progress his Department has made on developing an industrial strategy.”

“With the leave of the House, I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who contributed to the debate, including the many, many interventions. In particular, I thank my hon. Friends the Members for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson), for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) and for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury). To answer…”

“Yes, I do agree. The Gould review and report made it clear that making voting accessible to everyone, particularly young and disabled people, is critical to encouraging as many people as possible to vote. The Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru are both holding their parliamentary elections in May 2026, and it would b…”

“I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Ensuring that electors can vote is fundamental to our democracy. Although most of us choose to vote in person, many people face barriers that prevent them from doing so. In October 2023, the online absent voting application services were launched, giving voters th…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this important debate. I want to begin by talking about the exciting link between the Edinburgh North and Leith constituency, and Orkney and Shetland. Nova Innovation, bas…”

“Can I place on the record my thanks to the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess Phillips), who I know will ensure that this Government do more to tackle violence against women and girls than any other Government? In doing so, will the Government amend …”