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HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe right hon. Member says that he believes in devolution and respects it. Does he not share my concern that even the Tory Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillAs I said earlier, the Tory Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg) has stated clearly that the Bill…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am not sure that the best argument is to talk about the poorer areas of the UK being in some of the devolved nations, as that is clearly, unfortunately, a Union dividend that…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillFor me, these infrastructure projects say everything about the Union dividend. It is a fact that it has taken an SNP Government to complete the M8 motorway between Glasgow and…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillThe hon. Lady talks about the freedom of political choices. How come the people of Scotland have voted overwhelmingly for Scottish National party representation, but in this Bill…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Lady give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is reminding Conservative Members of that point, and is it not the case that the EU has never forced a single infrastructure project on Scotland, yet clause 46…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Member give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillIs it not the case that there is no proof of any additional money coming? As the hon. Lady says, money could be misappropriated for political gain. The UK Government could squeeze…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. Even on the example of the A75, Members should check Hansard ; all the way back to the 1940s there were promises in Westminster that the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Member give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Minister give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillDoes not the previous intervention show the risks that are associated with clause 46, in that it allows Tory MPs to lobby for wee pet projects to get funded from Westminster,…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am not sure if my hon. Friend is aware of this, but just today it was announced by Horizon that it is pulling out of the Wylfa nuclear power station and Oldbury, so half the…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillTaking away the semantics about money and all the rest of it, I am sure that the right hon. Member understands that when it comes to structural funds, the EU disburses them to…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillI am not sure whether the right hon. Gentleman has read clause 46 or the amendment correctly. Clause 46 says: “A Minister of the Crown may…provide financial assistance” in respect…16 Sept 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?16 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market Billrose —15 Sept 2020