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HANSARDEconomic GrowthI thank the Secretary of State for the announcement of £11 million of local growth funding for Ayrshire. Ayrshire boasts internationally successful businesses in the engineering,…14 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaThe UK’s overriding interest should be to maintain international law, keep as many countries as possible in the global rules-based order and ensure that what has happened in…05 Jan 2026HANSARDEconomic Growth11. What steps his Department is taking to help create economic growth.11 Dec 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthMy constituency is home to NATS—the good kind, helpfully, because NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services. It employs 5,000 people around the country and…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Illegal Migrants: Unknown WhereaboutsIs that allowed?09 Dec 2025HANSARD Illegal Migrants: Unknown WhereaboutsYou have a responsibility to be an adult!09 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWill my hon. Friend allow me to put on the record my thanks to my constituent Patricia Kennedy and the pre-1997 pensions justice campaign for asking for exactly what she suggests?…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaI congratulate the Minister on the announcement and the thousands of jobs that it will create. Is he as disappointed as I am in the SNP’s immature stance on new nuclear in…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAviation Sector Support10. What steps she is taking to support the aviation sector.11 Sept 2025HANSARDAviation Sector SupportI congratulate my hon. Friend the Minister on his new position. I spent the weekend in the bonny town of Ayr for the Ayr show, celebrating the aviation sector’s contribution to my…11 Sept 2025HANSARD UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment ProcessI associate myself with hon. Members’ condolences and concerns about my hon. Friend the Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson). I thank the Minister for his…11 Sept 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureDoes the Minister agree that Scottish agriculture, salmon and distilleries like Lochlea in my constituency will benefit from our three trade deals? Can she work out why the SNP…09 Jul 2025HANSARDPension Schemes BillI thank the Minister for giving way and the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for raising this issue. What will the Bill do for my constituent Patricia…07 Jul 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsWould the Prime Minister care to comment on what our adversaries will think when they hear the Leader of the Opposition mistakenly say that we cannot afford our defence…26 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyThank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is very nice to finally be recognised by the Chair. Does the Minister agree that this approach to investment is fundamentally…19 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementIt is called “30th State”. May I congratulate the Secretary of State and former colleagues on this deal, which is great for whisky distilleries such as Lochlea in my constituency.…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade AgreementI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am having some import-export issues myself, as my first book, a provocative and racy…12 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-India Free Trade Agreement2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-India free trade agreement on the economy.12 Jun 2025HANSARDBritish Coal Staff Superannuation SchemeI want to put it on the record that we have seen a transformative intervention by this Labour Government on the mineworkers’ pension scheme, and over 100,000 former mineworkers…11 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLang may yer lum reek, Mr Speaker. The Minister may know that we used to have nuclear power in Ayrshire, creating many well-paying jobs. Does he think we could see small modular…10 Jun 2025