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HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI start by congratulating the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on securing this debate—at the second attempt. I know how important devolution in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDNet Zero: Impact on ManufacturingOn their watch, two oil refineries have closed in just one year, with Jim Ratcliffe warning of a million job losses to come. Thousands are being laid off in the North sea, as…14 Oct 2025HANSARDGreat British Energy: Public Sector Renewable Energy UseThey did not need GBE to do it.14 Oct 2025HANSARDNet Zero: Impact on ManufacturingHow many jobs have to be sacrificed on the altar of this Secretary of State’s vainglorious eco-zealotry before the Government acknowledge the utter destruction of the UK’s…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI commend my hon. Friend on her speech and on securing the debate. As she knows, this issue is also felt incredibly keenly in the neighbouring constituency of West Aberdeenshire…14 Oct 2025HANSARDHydrogen Supply ChainsIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. It is also a pleasure to take part in a debate on energy in which there is such a cross-party consensus. It is…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil RefineryWhen the Prax Lindsey refinery closes its doors in October, there will be only four oil refineries remaining in the United Kingdom, following the news about Grangemouth a few…22 Jul 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil Refinery(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero if he will make a statement on the closure of the Prax Lindsey oil refinery.22 Jul 2025HANSARDGreen Industries: Supply Chain JobsThe Secretary of State will not apologise. That is absolutely fine. The industry already knows that this is a Government who want nothing to do with it, and who take every…15 Jul 2025HANSARDGreen Industries: Supply Chain JobsThe British oil and gas industry is a resilient sector—it has had to be, given this Government’s actions over the past year—and it takes a lot to shock it, but shocked it was…15 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI completely agree, Mr Speaker, and I apologise if I insinuated the opposite in any way. The UK accounts for less than 1% of global emissions. That is also the truth. In fact, now…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureIt is a rare pleasure to see the Secretary of State at the Dispatch Box today, given that he turned down the opportunity to defend his plan for clean power by 2030 or the report…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureMembers do not give way when making or responding to a statement. We are proud to have been a world leader, but it is not a race if no one else is running. If we are leading the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: Impact on ScotlandLast Sunday, 6 July, marked 37 years since the Piper Alpha disaster, an incident that claimed the lives of 165 men and affected many more, particularly in and around the…09 Jul 2025HANSARDIndustrial Strategy: Impact on ScotlandWe are very proud of our record on supporting the oil and gas industry. Talk about the Government having their heads in the sand: 400 jobs will be lost in the North sea every two…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureThis weekend, I was at the Fettercairn show in my constituency, and I note that the Secretary of State was at the royal highland show in Edinburgh two weeks ago. With new research…09 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers, and to be in the august company of the double award-winning Minister—the Scottish MP of the year, as of yesterday…09 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipIf the hon. Lady is patient, I will come to that—I seem to have some two and a half hours to make my remarks. I will get to the point on advertising, but my point stands: without…07 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipNo, obviously that would not be fair, but as has already been pointed out, the Advertising Standards Authority has demonstrated that it possesses both the mandate and the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDFossil Fuel Advertising and SponsorshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Not being one to break consensus often, I am delighted to remind hon. Members of the value and importance of our oil…07 Jul 2025