Infected Blood Inquiry

Debate between John Glen and Deidre Brock

Tuesday 23rd April 2024 Commons Chamber

[John Glen]

I very much hope that we will be able to make a clear assessment of what we are going to do in a matter of weeks. I am doing everything I can to be clear about depicting for each different group, including some going back 40 or 50 years, what the process will be going forward. We owe that to all the victims and their families, and I will try and be as comprehensive as I can in that response when it comes.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

Does the Minister think that the Prime Minister and senior Ministers will be attending the launch of the report on 20 May?

[John Glen]

I do not know. I have not had those conversations yet. If a representative of the Government is asked to be there, I am absolutely sure that that will be the case. If it is me, I will be very happy to attend.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Glen and Deidre Brock

Tuesday 15th November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

Skyrocketing inflation, much of it caused by calamities on the Government Benches, means that the Scottish Government’s annual budget is worth up to £900 million less than it was just a few weeks ago. When will the UK Government devolve more borrowing powers to Scotland, so we can give the extra, desperately needed assistance to those struggling the most in our country?

[John Glen]

I spoke about such matters with Jon Swinney, in my second conversation with him since appointment three weeks ago, last evening. We discussed a range of matters, and I will always try to be as constructive as I can to find ways forward when the whole of the United Kingdom faces the inflationary scourge everywhere.

Coronavirus: Employment Support

Debate between John Glen and Deidre Brock

Thursday 19th March 2020 Commons Chamber

[John Glen]

My hon. Friend makes a reasonable point about the nature of the businesses across his constituency. We need to ensure that we have an effective intervention for all workers.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

Our farmers, crofters and fishers are crucially producing our food, but the situation has rocked those sectors to their foundations. Will the Minister outline what specific considerations are being given to supporting those sectors, so that they can continue their vital work?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Glen and Deidre Brock

Thursday 14th September 2017 Commons Chamber

[John Glen]

This is a matter for the Charity Commission, as the independent regulator of charities. I am aware of the controversy reported this week, and I welcome the commission’s attempts to resolve this long-standing and complex issue.

[Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)]

7. What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on her departmental priorities for the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.