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HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI am trying not to bite here, but I will go back to the question I posed. The hon. Member mentioned a hard Brexit and said it is what the Tories are doing. Is it not the case that…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawI will be listening.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThat is a good question, but it is more one for the Secretary of State. It is clear that he is in favour of it and is imposing his will on the rest of his party.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI agree. We have only to look at the renewable energy revolution that has happened in Scotland. Of course, for Scotland to fully embrace that potential, we clearly need the powers…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThat brings me to the point that I was going to make. If this is all about local democracy and democracy itself, why are the hon. Member’s Government making his MPs vote in a way…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe hon. Gentleman has made the point very well, and it is one of which we need to take cognisance. We have to doubt the Government when they say they are committed to net zero by…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthI feel I have.19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara) on introducing the debate. It is…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillScotland is already a net exporter of oil and gas, and the equivalent of our domestic electricity consumption is already generated with effectively 100% renewable energy. We…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthIf the so-called energy price guarantee will reduce inflation by 4% or 5%, what will inflation go to in April 2023 when the Government remove it?19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Responsibility and a Plan for GrowthYou just did.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe political playing is by the Government, who have made the motion a vote of confidence in themselves, and are making their MPs vote in a way they do not want to. It is not the…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI have news for the hon. Member: if she votes for the amendment, she will be voting for the principle of fracking, no matter how she dresses it up.19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIt is great to hear Tory Back Benchers tying themselves in knots to argue about why they are voting for the principle of fracking. Let me get back to local consent. The Government…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI agree wholeheartedly with the hon. Gentleman, and I recommend that he reads the report by Landfall Strategy Group, which illustrates that Scotland could have 385,000 jobs…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention, and for proving where he is on the whole climate change denial aspect. Studies and surveys show time and again that people…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawCan the Minister actually explain the brilliant benefits of untangling the UK from EU legislation? What are those benefits?19 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateSince 2015, the value of the pound has dropped about 30% compared with the dollar. After this Government’s mini-Budget, the pound hit an all-time low against the dollar. Given…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillObviously, we did not vote against the Bill and we will not do so on Third Reading either. We recognise that people need support, but the Government need to recognise that people…17 Oct 2022