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HANSARDClean Growth3. What steps his Department is taking to promote clean growth.19 Mar 2019HANSARDClean GrowthThe growth of offshore wind is providing great opportunities for coastal communities around the United Kingdom, including the port of Fraserburgh in my constituency, which is set…19 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryFollowing on from something the Chair of the Committee said in his opening remarks—I meant to say this in my speech—I have benefited from that skills transfer, having worked not…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryDoes the hon. Lady, my Committee colleague, agree with me and the testimony of witnesses that locating the Oil and Gas Authority, which is responsible for the regulations, in…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryI agree with the Chairman of the Committee, who is speaking very well about the report. We received criticisms from Friends of the Earth, for example, which said that there was no…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. As a member of the Scottish Affairs Committee, and as someone with 25 years’ experience of working in the oil and gas…14 Mar 2019HANSARDFuture of the Oil and Gas IndustryWe often hear about the Norwegian sovereign oil fund. Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the same fund is investing heavily in the UK market as we prepare to leave the European…14 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FishingThe right hon. Gentleman makes a couple of interesting points. One reason why I supported the withdrawal agreement last night was that it would have helped to alleviate that. The…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FishingOn a point of clarification, the hon. Lady is obviously correct to comment on the vastness of the waters, and the fact that the Scottish area is huge—and that there is an emphasis…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FishingI hope the Minister will forgive me for potentially being helpful to Scottish National party Members, but does he agree with the Scottish Government’s report from last summer,…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FishingI agree with the hon. Lady. It is a cross-party concern: the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), the hon. Members for Strangford (Jim Shannon) and for Na…13 Mar 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: FishingI congratulate the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Melanie Onn), my colleague in the all-party parliamentary fisheries group, on securing this debate. My constituency of Banff and…13 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentI was aware of that, although I thank the hon. Lady for the intervention. However, what is not clear is when that process will completed; when will there be Royal Assent? The UK…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gordon (Colin Clark) on securing the debate and echo others…12 Mar 2019HANSARD Modern Farming and the EnvironmentMy hon. Friend has just made a point about new entrants. Does he agree with me, a fellow son of a fellow farmer, that it is just as important to encourage next-generation entrants…12 Mar 2019HANSARDRural Broadband2. What steps he is taking to improve access to broadband in rural areas.07 Mar 2019HANSARD Business of the HouseI feel that before I say anything else, I must put on record that I found out today that my daughter—although she did not dress up as a fictional character for World Book Day—is…07 Mar 2019HANSARDRural BroadbandI thank the Minister for her response. The Scottish National party has been boasting about the £600 million that the Scottish Government have supposedly invested—past tense—in the…07 Mar 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)To clarify, I was advocating not that Members of Parliament should provide legal advice, but that they should signpost constituents to the relevant guidance on the Government…28 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill (Eighth sitting)A number of constituents or residents in my constituency have come to me with the kinds of questions that the hon. Gentleman illustrates, and I, with my limited…28 Feb 2019