Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Douglas McAllister and Lindsay Hoyle

Thursday 12th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Secretary of State, we have a lot of Back-Benchers who are desperate to get in and who want to hear from you.

[Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab)]

For years scotch whisky has faced sky-high import tariffs in India—as high as 150%. The Scotch Whisky Association has described the tariff cuts as “transformational”, and the Scotch whisky industry supports thousands of jobs in my constituency. Does the Minister agree that the increased bilateral trade with India is set to grow the Scottish economy by £190 million a year and is a massive win for the whisky industry, West Dunbartonshire and Scotland?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Douglas McAllister and Lindsay Hoyle

Thursday 26th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Yes, do not worry about it. Let us move on.

[Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab)]

3. What assessment the Church has made of the potential implications for its policies of trends in levels of church attendance during Christmas 2025.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Douglas McAllister and Lindsay Hoyle

Wednesday 11th February 2026 Commons Chamber

[Douglas McAllister (West Dunbartonshire) (Lab)]

Q9. It is a source of great pride to Scottish Labour MPs that, as Chancellor, Gordon Brown lifted more children out of poverty than any other Chancellor before him. It is also a source of great pride that—[Interruption.]

[Mr Speaker]

Order. Mr Flynn, you don’t need to cover your mouth—I can still hear you. Your voice is louder than mine!

[Douglas McAllister]

It is also a source of great pride that the torch has now been passed to our Government. By removing the two-child benefit cap, we will lift more children out of poverty in a single Parliament than ever before—2,260 children in West Dunbartonshire and 95,000 children in Scotland. Does the Prime Minister agree that this demonstrates true Labour values in action across Scotland and the UK?