United Kingdom parliament

Brendan O'Hara

Member of Parliament · Scottish National Party

Transcripts of what Brendan O'Hara said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

12 sittings with a confirmed speech

Sittings appear here a month after they are held.

Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 September 2026

    • Urgent Question – English whisky GI and single malt definition

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My Argyll and Bute constituency produces the finest single malt Scotch whisky from Islay, Jura, Campbeltown, Oban, Mull and Ardnamurchan. Centuries of craft have gone into building that hard-earned reputation. This decision to allow lower…”
      Watch from 2:41:38

  2. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Foreign Secretary statement: Israel-Palestine policy and settlement sanctions

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We genuinely welcome this statement, and the Foreign Secretary has hinted at it, but let me be absolutely clear. It's somewhere between heartbreaking and criminal that it's taken three years and 70,000 Palestinian deaths for…”
      Watch from 2:51:42

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 2 September 2026

    • Rewiring the State: Big‑picture constitutional, union and climate issues

      “Brendan O'Hara. Madam Deputy Speaker, a 15-minute statement on rewiring the state, yet Scotland doesn't merit a single mention, not even the Cairngorm wildfire. It's becoming increasingly clear that this Prime Minister is almost exclusively focused on pursuing an English…”
      Watch from 2:18:52

    • Votes at 16, franchise expansion and eligibility debates

      “I thank... two points, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is it the Conservative Party policy to reverse the votes for 16 and 17 year olds in Scotland? And every single piece of evidence that you can point to says that engaging people…”
      Watch from 3:37:54

    • Safeguarding, accessibility and protecting participants in democracy

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the second reading of this bill back in March, I said that we generally welcomed its introduction, particularly extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds, and we in these benches still do. And evidence…”
      Watch from 4:53:57

  4. House of Commons · House of Commons · 1 September 2026

    • FCDO Q1–3: Israel arms exports, West Bank settlements, Chagos treaty

      “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I welcome the Foreign Secretary to his new role. He will be aware that none of his recent predecessors were ever short of an angry word or a condemnatory statement about Israel's action in Gaza…”
      Watch from 15:22

  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 15 July 2026

    • Opposition and smaller parties: Iran war, Trump, and UK role

      “Does the honourable lady not recognise everything she's just accused the government of not doing is exactly what her government did not do for ten years? The IRGC are exactly the same now as they were then, and this government…”
      Watch from 2:45:31

    • Backbench debate: US policy, sanctions and regional instability

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I too would like to congratulate the Minister on his appointment and welcome him to his place. Call me naive perhaps, but I honestly do believe that there is nobody, there is nobody in…”
      Watch from 3:41:12

  6. House of Commons · House of Commons · 6 July 2026

    • Constituent cases and calls to insource pension administration

      “Madam Deputy Speaker, my constituent Jamie Dalgleish served 25 years in the submarine service followed by 23 years in the Ministry of Defence Police. He retired last year but is still waiting for his monthly pension to start. Such is…”
      Watch from 4:05:14

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