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HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumIn answer to that point, the Republic of Ireland is costing the UK nothing after leaving, therefore if Scotland goes it will save you a fortune—21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumThe hon. Member is making an excellent point. An unscheduled Holyrood election would precisely be in that category. It would make the world stop for a moment and see whether…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumThe hon. Member has hit the nail on the head. The referendum door is slammed shut, and there are three ways that the SNP Government at Holyrood could trigger a plebiscite on…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumIn some ways, the Supreme Court’s judgment was perhaps helpful. It said in paragraph 81—this is the reason the Court stopped the referendum—that even if the referendum did not…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media Bill“The Wombles”.21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillI heard the right hon. and learned Lady’s previous answer and I am sure that it came from a good place, but just to be absolutely sure—what we are looking for in Scotland are…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumThis comparison with a devolved Scotland in the United Kingdom is as silly as comparing the performance of Northern Ireland and Stormont in the United Kingdom with Dublin and an…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Media BillI hear what the right hon. Gentleman is saying, but should there not be something a bit stronger and more stringent in the Bill than a decision by Ofcom further down the road, and…21 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Not to detract in any way from the integrity of the Minister, the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell), but many have…14 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMany of my constituents want to see hon. Members in this place, including those on the Labour and Tory Benches, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. With one in 200 local Gazan people…14 Nov 2023HANSARDPension Scheme InvestmentIs investment not needed in the UK given that 13 years of Tory rule have resulted in a £137 billion UK deficit? Meanwhile independent Ireland has a €10 billion surplus from its…14 Nov 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference SchemeWe also welcome the Secretary of State to the Dispatch Box. With many renewable projects built on the strength of contracts for difference, but with reports of many not invoking…19 Sept 2023HANSARDStrength of the UnionIs the truth of the Union not that while we see independent Norway and independent Ireland in budget surplus—independent Ireland with a surplus this year of €10 billion, rising to…13 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsThe boom and bust of this fiasco will inevitably have knock-ons for the supply chain. How concerned is the Minister about that? Also, how concerned is he about projects that were…12 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the very polite Minister, as was said by the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone). I am sure the Minister is aware that heat pumps…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]To back up the point made by the hon. Member for Banff and Buchan (David Duguid), standard consultation and the legislation being in place in 12 months do not show the necessary…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]The Minister may have heard on “The World at One” on Radio 4 last week the head of OVO Energy talking about the movement for the cost of transmission from the unit price to the…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman mentions boilers, and a number of organisations, including Green Alliance, Action for Warm Homes, Power for People and Energy UK, have produced briefs that…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]The right hon. Gentleman talks about bill payers, but for the previous wind that was built under renewables obligation certificates, there were big profits because the prices were…05 Sept 2023