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HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingLet me try to help the Minister understand where the Opposition’s concern is coming from: it is because of the realisation, or suspicion, that the arbiter of when and how 2.5% is…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingThis measure is now revealed to be spectacularly ill-considered, leaving aside the fact that it is also a breathtaking betrayal of farmers, who were promised before the election…23 Jan 2025HANSARD Russian Maritime Activity and UK ResponseI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and the actions it details to intervene in Russian activity in the waters around these islands. I also commend the diligence and…22 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNeither the US Federal Reserve nor the EU Central Bank are engaged in active quantitative tightening, but the Bank of England is. The Bank of England is costing the public…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThe right hon. Gentleman is giving a comprehensive analysis of his concerns regarding this most vital of services to many parts of Scotland, including as far south-east as my…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI doubt that!14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThe Minister rightly acknowledges the point made by the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) about the use of search and rescue helicopters for ambulance…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThe hon. Gentleman is laying bare the sentiment and bravery of the crews that operate these helicopters. They do whatever they can hopefully to bring safety and security, if not…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefThe right hon. Gentleman will know, as all of us in this room do, that in GB we enjoy some of the most competitively priced fresh produce available anywhere in Europe and that is…14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueIt is beyond parody that His Majesty’s Chancellor would throw herself at the mercy of the Chinese Government and come back with £600 million in revenue over five years. Is she…14 Jan 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsI am unconvinced, to use parliamentary language, by the Minister’s reassurance that the lights did not almost go out last week. I am also unconvinced by his saying that the system…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandWill the hon. Gentleman give way?07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandI hope that that money will be spent and make a great difference, but it will not compensate the Western Isles and the Northern Isles one bit for the money that they have lost as…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThe hon. Gentleman mentions the litany of failures, as he sees them, in Scotland’s NHS. How then does he explain that spending per head is greater than it is the rest of the UK,…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandHis airlifted constituents—07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThat is fine, Ms Vaz; I am just closing now. I do not think Members will be speaking for 10 minutes, but that is not my job. On the progressive income tax regime implemented by…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz—we always have to say that, but in this instance, I genuinely mean it. I am grateful to speak on this issue. When I saw…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandLike the hon. Lady, I am very hopeful that we will see Berwick Bank approved and into the construction phase as quickly as possible, to cement Scotland’s enviable position as the…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandNo. Let us get it on the record that the fuel payment did not use to be devolved and that, at the same time as it was devolved, they went and cut the budget. That is the Labour…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, and I apologise for chuntering from a sedentary position earlier; that was not very polite of me. He says that we need to see…07 Jan 2025