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HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeHave the last 18 people who have given £3 million to the Conservative party found their way into the House of Lords or not? Is that unsubstantiated?17 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeI am sorry myself that I missed that quote in Bristol in 1770-whatever it was. This is a good and well-intentioned debate on strengthening standards in public life, but Labour…17 Nov 2021HANSARDOffshore Wind EnergyTapadh leibh. Scotland’s offshore islands could produce as much energy each day as some EU countries are sending to the United Kingdom. When will we see contract for difference…16 Nov 2021HANSARDNazanin Zaghari-RatcliffeIf we were able to engineer a vote today on the payment of the debt, it would be unanimous. Is there a way that we can engineer a vote in the main Chamber on the debt, so that we…16 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. We had many a good exchange at that stage, but I want to take him back a little further to when I was Chair of the Energy and…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWill the Minister give way?03 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWhat has happened with the Acorn project is doubly galling, given that Scotland’s carbon assets have already been taken and now this carbon-capture asset is not being placed in…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsSurely levelling up should be something very simple, and simply understood. It is a product of UK misgovernance over the years—of governance that has meant only policies for the…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillWe could have a situation where somebody in England decides to set up something on the Welsh border or Scottish border without, seemingly, the powers of Scottish or Welsh…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThat is a vital point that will come forward in the next couple of months, when the Scottish islands could be providing as much as is coming across from some of the European…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillWell, there are many Parliaments in this United Kingdom at the moment, and we know that each and every one should have the same voice. If this is the poacher and gamekeeper…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillBut is the CMA not a body of Westminster construction, as opposed to being a body of the Union?22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is unclear that the UK Government have a strategy to replace the EU’s successful regional structural funding for Wales, Northern Ireland and many parts of the highlands in…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThe hon. Gentleman is making some excellent points. I think that a Bill’s Second Reading is the time to test the arguments. He mentioned transparency, and a colleague of his…22 Sept 2021HANSARDNew Free Trade AgreementsI concur with the previous speaker on the Maldives. Some seafood companies in Scotland have seen their costs of selling to the continent treble from 32p a kilo to about £1 a kilo.…15 Jul 2021HANSARDFisheries ManagementIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and to hear that we are getting an extra minute. I recall that you and I entered Parliament at the same time,…13 Jul 2021