Ordered, that Jack Rankin be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Douglas Lumsden be added.

Ordered, that Jack Rankin be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Douglas Lumsden be added.

Statement on the publication of the fifth report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, The work of the Committee in 2024–25, and Industrial transition in Scotland, (HC 1651).

Statement on the publication of the fifth report of the Scottish Affairs Committee, The work of the Committee in 2024–25, and Industrial transition in Scotland, (HC 1651).

It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker, and a pleasure to speak on behalf of the Scottish Affairs Committee. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this statement on our fifth report of the Session.

Over the past year, the Committee has...

It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker, and a pleasure to speak on behalf of the Scottish Affairs Committee. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this statement on our fifth report of the Session.

Over the past year, the Committee has...

I thank the Committee for its work on this issue. The hon. Member rightly raised the point about skills. Will she tell us about the impact of the energy profits levy on some of the businesses that upskill, not least in the area that I represent in the north-east of...

I thank the Committee for its work on this issue. The hon. Member rightly raised the point about skills. Will she tell us about the impact of the energy profits levy on some of the businesses that upskill, not least in the area that I represent in the north-east of...

In all our inquiries, skills have been high on the agenda—in fact, the loss of skills is really high on the agenda. In my area of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 800 young people did not get into college—for engineering and IT skills—due to a lack of funding. Our young people...

In all our inquiries, skills have been high on the agenda—in fact, the loss of skills is really high on the agenda. In my area of Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock, 800 young people did not get into college—for engineering and IT skills—due to a lack of funding. Our young people...

My hon. Friend has given a good explanation of some of the Committee’s work. Does she agree that one of the most impressive things that we have seen this year has been the commitment of the apprentices at BAE Systems and elsewhere, such as at Babock International? They are young...

My hon. Friend has given a good explanation of some of the Committee’s work. Does she agree that one of the most impressive things that we have seen this year has been the commitment of the apprentices at BAE Systems and elsewhere, such as at Babock International? They are young...

Yes, it was absolutely fantastic to see the young people at Babcock and BAE Systems. It was great to see their enthusiasm and how they are looking forward in their lives. I asked questions such as, “What have you done since you became an apprentice?” They said, “I’ve bought a...

Yes, it was absolutely fantastic to see the young people at Babcock and BAE Systems. It was great to see their enthusiasm and how they are looking forward in their lives. I asked questions such as, “What have you done since you became an apprentice?” They said, “I’ve bought a...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. As a Committee member, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Elaine Stewart) for this statement. My constituency of Bathgate and Linlithgow has a proud industrial tradition, from mining and manufacturing to electronics. However,...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. As a Committee member, I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Elaine Stewart) for this statement. My constituency of Bathgate and Linlithgow has a proud industrial tradition, from mining and manufacturing to electronics. However,...

My constituency has problems similar to those in my hon. Friend’s. When mines, textile factories and companies close, it leaves a terrible legacy for our young people. We are now into a fourth generation of unemployed young people who have no skills, no jobs and no opportunities. That rips the...

My constituency has problems similar to those in my hon. Friend’s. When mines, textile factories and companies close, it leaves a terrible legacy for our young people. We are now into a fourth generation of unemployed young people who have no skills, no jobs and no opportunities. That rips the...

A general debate on St Andrew's day is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 11 December 2025. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Graeme Downie MP.

A general debate on St Andrew's day is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Thursday 11 December 2025. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Graeme Downie MP.

Ordered, that Stephen Flynn be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Dave Doogan be added.

Ordered, that Stephen Flynn be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Dave Doogan be added.

Ordered, that Stephen Flynn be a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that Stephen Flynn be a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that Maureen Burke, Lillian Jones, Mr Angus MacDonald, Douglas McAllister, Susan Murray, Elaine Stewart and Kirsteen Sullivan be members of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that Maureen Burke, Lillian Jones, Mr Angus MacDonald, Douglas McAllister, Susan Murray, Elaine Stewart and Kirsteen Sullivan be members of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that Harriet Cross and Jack Rankin be members of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Ordered, that Harriet Cross and Jack Rankin be members of the Scottish Affairs Committee.

Statements on the final day of the Rev. Canon Patricia Hillas as Speaker's Chaplain, the retirement of member of House Services, Terry Wiggins MBE and an announcement of the election of the Scottish Affairs Committee Chair.

Statements on the final day of the Rev. Canon Patricia Hillas as Speaker's Chaplain, the retirement of member of House Services, Terry Wiggins MBE and an announcement of the election of the Scottish Affairs Committee Chair.

Ordered, That Andrew Western be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Michael Shanks be added.

Ordered, That Andrew Western be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Michael Shanks be added.

Ordered, that Deidre Brock and Dr Philippa Whitford be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Alan Brown and Ms Anum Qaisar be added.

Ordered, that Deidre Brock and Dr Philippa Whitford be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee and Alan Brown and Ms Anum Qaisar be added.