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HANSARDGlobal Military OperationsIt is a pleasure to speak on behalf of the Scottish National party in this important debate on defence, and the role that the people and professionals in defence play in keeping…14 Jun 2023HANSARDNuclear Power SitesIn the Secretary of State’s conversations about nuclear with the Welsh, I wonder if he has discussed the pie-in-the-sky nature of small nuclear reactors, the lack of a cogent plan…24 May 2023HANSARDGoods Exports: UK and G712. What recent comparative assessment her Department has made of trends in goods exports from (a) the UK and (b) other G7 countries.18 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseI know very well that the Leader of the House values Portsmouth lifeboat station every bit as much as my constituents value those at Montrose and Arbroath. The Royal National…18 May 2023HANSARDGoods Exports: UK and G7I know just what a favourable position Scotland is in, in terms of its trade exports. We do very well, even though we are held back by the constraints of this Union. The Office…18 May 2023HANSARDUK Car IndustryIt is deeply unimpressive for the Minister to come along today and talk about jam tomorrow—investments in future exotic technology and the investments that industry is making in…17 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingAs much as it pains me, I credit the hon. Member with a little more wit than that. If he thinks that 300 years of this Union and its effect on the people of Scotland—particularly…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingDoes my hon. Friend see the delicious irony that the electoral fortunes of Scottish Labour are hinged entirely on the electoral ambitions of middle England?16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingWhen the hon. Lady speaks about the financial pressures and burdens on families and communities, she hits the nail on the head. How important for her constituents is not having to…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Home Secretary’s remark that there is no reason why ordinary British people cannot pick fruit demonstrates that this Government—regardless of…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, but I would love to see the evidence that every single business in Edinburgh West is critical of the Scottish Government, but that is…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI am sorry; I promised I would give way to the hon. Lady.16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingIn a minute. It is not just the fishers, because Angus is the garden of Scotland and its farmers are subject to the real constraints of Brexit. People talk about farmers as though…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI think that would be quite interesting. I am not suggesting for one minute that the hon. Member for Moray was saying one thing in 2019 and another thing now, but it would be…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingThe nub of the hon. Gentleman’s question was whether I support the fishermen of Angus; I would have thought it was patently obviously that I do. In direct answer to his question…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Her fishers, on Scotland’s west coast, are encumbered by the access of all four nations to each other’s waters which the United Kingdom has…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingThe hon. Gentleman is right, and I will get to that in my conclusion. It did not escape my notice that in talking up Brexit the Government came up with the most abstract and niche…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI know better than to disagree with my hon. Friend. She is absolutely right. We heard from the Minister when he spoke to his amendment—and perhaps the hon. Member for Moray, I am…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI will, though I was not expecting to after 25 seconds.16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingPoverty fuelled by the Tory cost of living crisis is a scourge on all communities. I am certain that right hon. and hon. Members across the Chamber have done their best to…16 May 2023