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HANSARDCost of Living7. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales.22 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of LivingIn just two weeks’ time, the people of Wales will have an opportunity to elect a Government who genuinely care about child poverty in Wales—Plaid Cymru. In Scotland, the Scottish…22 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateOn 3 March, during the Chancellor’s vacuous spring statement, I raised with her that the war which had just started in the middle east would have an inevitable and immediate…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingThis saga is drawing to a close, and it will come to a conclusion with the Prime Minister’s resignation, whether he can accept that or not. What I cannot accept is the “ask me no…20 Apr 2026HANSARD British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeWe were promised a statement on the British industrial competitiveness scheme; we got the Secretary of State talking about foutering around with the energy bills of less than 1%…16 Apr 2026HANSARD DefenceI will make some progress. A key problem for the current Government is that when they took over in 2024, they set great store by their strategic defence review. They said that…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceWe will disagree on that last point, but I am very happy to agree with the hon. Gentleman on the benefit of complex warship manufacturing in Scotland. It would be nice if it was…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateJust three weeks ago at the spring statement, I cautioned the Chancellor that significant fiscal intervention would be required to protect businesses and households in the face of…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceThe United Kingdom invests so much in the independent nuclear deterrent—more than £100 billion over a 10-year period—but the Government cannot even tell us the 10-year rolling…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI think the hon. Gentleman thinks that he is being smart. I do not need to be reminded where Trident is based, and neither do the people of Scotland. We do not need to be reminded…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceWhatever has gone well in defence and whatever has gone wrong in defence in the United Kingdom over the last 50 years, it is the responsibility of the two main parties, one…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastOne thing that unites the Prime Minister of Israel and the supreme leader of Iran is that neither could care less about what the UK Prime Minister says, and it is difficult to…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI am very happy to explain that to the hon. Lady when I get to that element of my speech, which I will in due course. The other thing that really irritates me about this…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyHow could I not give way to the Scottish Labour MP who has managed to come in here for the tail end of the debate?18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyBefore the hon. Lady gets back to her feet, she asked me about tax and she should be aware—although apparently she is not—that most income tax payers in Scotland pay less tax.…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel Dutyrose —18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThis is where I practise respectful disagreement. For rural areas such as my constituency, the constituency of the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan, and many other places across…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI raised this entirely inevitable circumstance with the Chancellor at the spring statement, and she did something that she is given to do, which was to glaze over briefly and then…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThe shadow Secretary of State mentioned his perception of the intransigence of this Labour Government, to which I would add their brittle hubris in their pursuit of not achieving…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyWhat evidence did the Chancellor have to suggest there was profiteering in petrol retailing? The Petrol Retailers Association rightly took umbrage at the implication of the…18 Mar 2026