"I was pleased to hear the Minister acknowledge that the Government will not achieve growth in every postcode unless we have adequate mobile connectivity. Unfortunately, in my constituency, many postcodes have inadequate mobile connectivity. Indeed, we have some of the worst connectivity in the whole United Kingdom. Will the Minister …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"I do not know if the Minister is aware that an emailed bomb hoax caused serious disruption to schools in my constituency yesterday, along with schools in Scotland, Ireland and Italy. Days earlier, there had been serious disruption to flights because of emailed bomb hoaxes. Can he reassure the Chamber …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"The Minister played a significant role in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK branch and internationally prior to his appointment. Were there any discussions at CHOGM about the role that Parliaments and parliamentarians across the Commonwealth can play in the future shape of the Commonwealth?..." David Mundell - View Speech
"Can the Minister clarify the extent to which the data centre covenant announced in the Budget will apply in Scotland? She will be aware that there are some very significant applications in Scotland, not least in my own constituency, and that clarity is very important...." David Mundell - View Speech
"May I just put it on the record that the Tour de France will be passing through my constituency twice?
Will the Secretary of State investigate the position on Kirkconnel station in my constituency, on the Nith valley line? Kirkconnel is a former mining community with an older population, and …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"I do not know whether you or the Leader of the House are cinemagoers, Mr Speaker, but this weekend you could visit the Lonsdale cinema in Annan for its range of Halloween films, including a 30th anniversary screening of “Scream”. I commend Alan Towers, the proprietor of the cinema, on …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"My constituents will welcome the robust tone of the Minister’s statement, but what difference will this make for constituents such as John Carroll from Annan, who worked at Dumfries prison and who has been waiting since February to hear anything meaningful from Capita? What difference will it make to the …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"I very much commend the hon. Gentleman for bringing this issue forward, because Glasgow School of Art is a national institution and Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a national figure across the United Kingdom. That is why, when I was in the Scotland Office, I argued that the UK Government should …..." David Mundell - View Speech
"It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I commend the hon. Member for Mid Dunbartonshire (Susan Murray) for securing this debate, and I very much welcome the Minister to her place.
The Magnox reactor at Chapelcross, near Annan, provided highly skilled employment for five decades, …..." David Mundell - View Speech