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HANSARDDefence ProcurementProcurement of the new medium-lift helicopter has been characteristically suboptimal under the present Government, but this particular Defence Procurement Minister has managed,…25 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsHear, hear. Do tell!13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsWhat a cluster—it is unbelievable that we are in this situation. In the Secretary of State’s letter to Members today, she said that the Government are taking steps to make sure…13 Mar 2024HANSARDMarine Energy Sector SupportThe Seastar tidal farm off the coast of Orkney is set to be the largest tidal energy farm anywhere in the world, and it was supported by EU funding through the European Marine…06 Mar 2024HANSARDThe UnionThe recent “Safeguarding the Union” Command Paper claimed to “copper-fasten Northern Ireland’s political and constitutional place in the Union,” yet the British-Irish agreement…28 Feb 2024HANSARDEnergy Standing ChargesIn the UK, electricity standing charges will balloon by 12%, meaning that people in Scotland who were paying £90 a year in 2021-22 will soon need to find £216 a year—a 138%…27 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 23% of households in Scotland are living in extreme fuel poverty. Energy debt across the United Kingdom has reached £3.1 billion. Age UK estimates that, had the UK Government…27 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaYes, I have. That is why it is a great sadness that it has taken so long for this Parliament to have such an in-depth debate on this global issue of utter catastrophe. I am very…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaNo, I will make progress. Too many Members need an in. We are approaching five months of intolerable incarceration for those who were taken hostage on 7 October. Trying to extract…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaSome 23% of my casework since October has been on the humanitarian disaster in Israel and Gaza. The vast majority of my constituents seek a ceasefire, and to see the death and…21 Feb 2024HANSARDCeasefire in GazaOn the shadow Foreign Secretary’s point about wishing no more days to elapse, the official Opposition were here just 16 days ago with their own Opposition day debate, and they…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillThat question speaks to a mis-representation. There is no point in giving way to the hon. Gentleman if he is going to misrepresent me in that way. What I actually said was that it…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWill the hon. Member give way?20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWell, we can sort this out later. Scotland has the third highest availability of electric vehicle chargers of all geographical areas in the United Kingdom. I think the Scottish…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillNot for the first time, the hon. Gentleman has stood on a political landmine if he thinks he is going to hold me to account on the availability of charge points. What he may not…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillThe Bill is completely lacking in merit. It seeks to solve a problem that does not exist. The North Sea Transition Authority can issue licences, and it has been doing so. This is…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillAs much as I am enjoying the hon. Member’s crocodile tears about protecting jobs in Scotland, I wonder if he could give confidence to those oil and gas workers in Scotland by…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillI do not know about you, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I have just about heard enough from the hon. Member today. For the fourth time, Government Members’ association between the number…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWill the Minister give way?20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will have heard me reference Grangemouth and its future in my contribution. I support his ambition to maintain our hydrocarbon future at…20 Feb 2024