Chris Kane

20300 • Naturalisation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for naturalisation as a British citizen were processed within the UK Visas and Immigration six-month service standard in the latest period for which data is available; and what steps her Department is taking to meet this service standard.

17962 • Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent progress she has been made in removing dangerous cladding from building across the UK.

17963 • Buildings: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had recent discussion with the Scottish government on the Cladding Remediation Programme in Scotland.

17964 • Spirits: Industry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking taken to (a) encourage growth in, (b) support small scale craft produce in and (c) reduce barriers to entry to the spirits industry.

17965 • Excise Duties: Spirits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme on small-scale craft production.

17966 • Autoimmune Diseases: Health Education and Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to (a) support research into and (b) promote awareness of (i) Guillain-Barré Syndrome, (ii) Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and (iii) other related inflammatory neuropathies.

17967 • Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support rural community organisations undertaking community-led broadband installations.

17968 • Broadband: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what community-led rural gigabit broadband projects are in development with Building Digital UK.

17969 • Epilepsy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has has been made on ensuring appropriate treatment for people suffering from epilepsy; and what steps he has taken to implement the 2018 review by Dame Sally Davies on the therapeutic and medicinal benefits of cannabis based products.

17970 • Cannabis: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS prescriptions for cannabis based products there have been in each year since 2018.

9648 • Cars: Motor Insurance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices of recent trends in levels of car insurance premiums.

9649 • Universities: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had discussions with the university sector in Scotland on promoting Scottish universities internationally.

9650 • Business and Regional Planning and Development: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to (a) support rural businesses and (b) promote rural economic development in Scotland.

9651 • Population: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle depopulation in rural areas in Scotland.

9661 • Children: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the voluntary sector in Scotland to help reduce child poverty.

9662 • UK Shared Prosperity Fund: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on using the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to (a) support accessible tourism and (b) improve facilities for disabled people in Scotland.

9663 • Community Assets: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting community ownership of (a) land and (b) buildings in Scotland.

9664 • Universities: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterpart on supporting the university sector in Scotland to develop international operations.

8327 • Voluntary Organisations: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he plans to take to support the voluntary sector in Scotland.

8328 • Film: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment has she made of the impact of the UK Film industry on Scotland's economy.

EDM 1307 • Employee ownership of United Auctions

That this House congratulates United Auctions on becoming the first employee-owned livestock auctioneering business in t...

EDM 1250 • Wallace High School Senior Girls Football Team

That this House congratulates Stirling’s Wallace High School Senior Girls Football Team on their resounding 9–1 victory ...

EDM 1232 • Clackmannanshire and Stirling Community Link Workers national award

That this House congratulates the Clackmannanshire and Stirling Community Link Worker (CLW) team on winning the prestigi...

EDM 1018 • 900th anniversary of Stirling

That this House notes the conclusion of a year of celebrations marking the 900th anniversary of Stirling being granted R...

EDM 484 • Treating retail workers with kindness during the festive trading period

That this House welcomes the press and social media campaign from the Scottish Retail Consortium and Usdaw which is urgi...

EDM 1701 • Changing Places Toilets Awareness Day

That this House notes Changing Places Toilet Awareness Day 2025 which takes place on 19 July; recognises the importance ...

EDM 1451 • UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine

That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine a...

EDM 1362 • 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council

That this House celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Scottish Refugee Council and commends its decades of vital work s...

EDM 1396 • Scottish Opera wins Classical:NEXT Innovation Award

That this House congratulates Scottish Opera on being awarded the prestigious worldwide Classical: NEXT Innovation Award...

EDM 1307 • Employee ownership of United Auctions

That this House congratulates United Auctions on becoming the first employee-owned livestock auctioneering business in t...

EDM 1250 • Wallace High School Senior Girls Football Team

That this House congratulates Stirling’s Wallace High School Senior Girls Football Team on their resounding 9–1 victory ...

EDM 1232 • Clackmannanshire and Stirling Community Link Workers national award

That this House congratulates the Clackmannanshire and Stirling Community Link Worker (CLW) team on winning the prestigi...

EDM 1065 • Securing habitat for endangered swifts and other cavity nesting birds

This House notes with concern the dramatic decline in the breeding population of swifts whose numbers have dropped by 60...

EDM 1144 • Tartan Talkers

That this House recognises the tremendous achievements of Tartan Talkers, a charity founded following the tragic death o...

EDM 1167 • 100th anniversary of the Children's Library at Torquay Library

That this House congratulates Torquay Library on the 100th anniversary of the opening of its Children’s Library in 1925;...

EDM 1187 • RAF Lossiemouth, Station of the Year

That this House congratulates RAF Lossiemouth on being named Station of the Year at the RAF Benevolent Fund’s annual awa...

EDM 1196 • World Asthma Day 2025

That this House notes World Asthma Day 2025 on 6 May, and it’s theme, Make Inhaled Treatments Accessible for All; unders...

EDM 1219 • Mental Health Awareness Week 2025

That this House recognises that Mental Health Awareness Week is between 12 and 19 May 2025; notes that the theme for thi...

EDM 1213 • Ancre Somme Association Scotland 10 year anniversary

That this House congratulates Ancre Somme Association Scotland on its 10th anniversary and commends its tireless volunta...

EDM 1212 • Fire fighters and the Cumbernauld Wild Fires

This House recognises the courageous professionalism and dedication of fire fighters from Scottish Fire and Rescue Servi...

EDM 1194 • Falkirk FC Scottish Championship winners

That this House recognises Falkirk Football Club's incredible achievement in winning the Scottish Championship in the 20...

EDM 1018 • 900th anniversary of Stirling

That this House notes the conclusion of a year of celebrations marking the 900th anniversary of Stirling being granted R...

EDM 937 • Keeping transport workers safe

That this House notes with concern the findings of the TSSA union’s latest report entitled Keep transport workers safe –...

EDM 965 • Coalfields Regeneration Trust funding

That this House recognises the invaluable contribution of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust (CRT) in supporting economic...

EDM 837 • Regional Inequalities in energy pricing

That this House acknowledges the severe disparity in energy costs between mains gas and electricity, which disproportion...