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HANSARDEconomic Co-operation: Scotland and Northern IrelandScotland and Northern Ireland are set to benefit from the Government’s trio of trade deals. Does the Minister agree that it is astonishing that the SNP stands with the Tories and…04 Jun 2025HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewI congratulate my right hon. Friend on this excellent review, and ask whether he will do all he can to use this new focus on British industry to choose AERALIS as the replacement…02 Jun 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitUnlike the SNP’s singular failure wholeheartedly to support our defence sector, this deal is good for Scottish defence firms. Does the Prime Minister agree that Scottish firms…20 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister may know that I have spent months convincing British scale-up Aeralis to choose Prestwick as the location at which it will build a proposed Hawk replacement—the first…19 May 2025HANSARD Ministerial Code: ComplianceAt points over the last few years, the most senior SNP leaders in Scotland have been under police investigation, while their Government are failing, with Ayrshire ferries that…14 May 2025HANSARD Glass Packaging: Extended Producer ResponsibilityI want to put on the record my pride in having a glassworks in Irvine in my constituency and in its many workers, including Mr Thomson, who lived next door to me in Auchenharvie…14 May 2025HANSARD Mansion House AccordIt was a disappointing but unsurprising response from the Conservative Front Bench, and similarly from the SNP, to talk our country down. I congratulate those in the City on this…13 May 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I seek your advice on how to put on the record my concerns and those of my constituents about worrying allegations in the weekend…28 Apr 2025HANSARD Headingley IncidentI express my sympathies and those of the people of Central Ayrshire to the victims of this horrific attack, and those affected by it. I note the presence of the Mayor of West…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Billrose —12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the failure of the Tories and the SNP to develop an industrial strategy for Scotland meant that they had no plan for Grangemouth? They knew…12 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceLaurence, Eileen and the residents of St Quivox have been campaigning for 10 years to cut the speed on the B743 in my constituency. At this weekend’s public meeting, 45 people…07 Apr 2025HANSARDHong Kong Democracy ActivistsThe director general of MI5 has highlighted the increasing risk of state actors operating in the UK. What steps is the Minister taking to support MI5 in protecting the UK from…04 Mar 2025HANSARD St David’s Day and Welsh AffairsMay I extend the wishes for happiness of the people of Central Ayrshire to Wales on this St David’s Day? As a former trade commissioner, I was delighted in Mumbai to spend time to…27 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyDoes my right hon. Friend agree that today’s announcement on Heathrow sends a serious signal to international investors, trading partners and Scottish exporters—for example, many…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthDoes the Secretary of State share my optimism that UK Government funding for all four of Northern Ireland’s city and growth deals, confirmed in the autumn, provides a great basis…15 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth7. What steps his Department is taking to help grow the economy in Northern Ireland.15 Jan 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportAs my right hon. Friend has noted, many women will be disappointed by this decision—including women I have met in Central Ayrshire when campaigning, since I have been an MP, and…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic Investment11. What steps she is taking to increase long-term investment in the economy.03 Dec 2024HANSARDEconomic InvestmentNew green businesses such as XLCC in Ayrshire, a sub-sea cable manufacturer, are seeking long-term investment to create jobs. Recently, my hon. Friend the Member for North…03 Dec 2024