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HANSARD Departure of Previous Home SecretaryThe former Home Secretary got her jotters because she was on manoeuvres. The Cabinet at large is on manoeuvres to find out who will replace the Prime Minister, but the de facto…20 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Despite Scottish Tory rhetoric, broadband and telecoms are entirely reserved to Westminster, but because of the slow pace of Westminster’s roll-out the Scottish Government…20 Oct 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Energy Supportrose—19 Oct 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Energy SupportI thank the hon. Member for giving way just before she reaches her conclusion. Her constituency, albeit in Wales, will be similar to mine in Angus, where the 3,500 houses that…19 Oct 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Energy SupportIs the fact that oil customers pay for their oil up front factored into the support?19 Oct 2022HANSARDOff-grid Homes: Energy SupportWill the Minister give way on that point?19 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerUrgent business, we are told by the Leader of the House, prevented the Prime Minister from coming to the House. What on earth could have been more urgent than coming to atone for…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe new Chancellor—October’s Chancellor—said, with no small measure of smug superiority and constitutional illiteracy, that in his opinion the four members he identified of his…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of us in this House will realise that when two elements of any partnership find themselves in court, that partnership is ultimately doomed. So it is with the United Kingdom,…13 Oct 2022HANSARDBus ServicesWorkers in Angus, from Kirriemuir to Arbroath and from Montrose to Brechin, are stuck because of the lack of buses, itself due to a lack of drivers. They are going cap in hand to…13 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI am pleased to welcome the new Minister to his place. These barbaric attacks by Russia on Ukraine’s civilian population and infrastructure, together with its extremely unwelcome…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenI rise to speak to the memory of Her late Majesty the Queen on behalf of my many Angus constituents who held her close in their affections. The Queen was a very popular figure…10 Sept 2022HANSARDExports to the EU: Devolved Nations7. What steps she is taking to help increase exports from the devolved nations to the EU.21 Jul 2022HANSARDExports to the EU: Devolved NationsI thank the Minister for his answer, but it is clear to farmers across Scotland, nowhere more so than in Angus, that Brexit has made a great many things harder and more expensive,…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThis deal was signed in December 2021, and Parliament has never had an opportunity to scrutinise it properly and vote on it prior to ratification. The Secretary of State for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI would not dream of doing so, Madam Deputy Speaker. They are laughing up their sleeve. The people of Scotland are recognising that, and they do not like it one iota. We will have…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWell, I certainly do not have confidence in this cobbled-together, bottom-of-the-barrel Government. If we are supposed to be voting tonight on whether or not we have confidence in…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentMay I point out to the Minister that we do in fact have functioning government within the United Kingdom: we have a functioning Government in Edinburgh and we have a functioning…07 Jul 2022HANSARD NATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandI do not often agree with the Minister, and that will not be a surprise, but my goodness, I agree with her today, wholeheartedly. Our support for the accession of Sweden and…06 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Shared Prosperity FundWhat type of shared prosperity is it when the UK Treasury plunders capital investment programmes in Wales by refusing to let contractors use red diesel instead of white diesel,…06 Jul 2022