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HANSARDInvestment ZonesI thank my right hon. Friend for his response. The north-east of Scotland has long been an exemplar of innovation in the fields of food and drink and energy, to name a few. Can he…05 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Can I ask my right hon. Friend when a fiscal review of all offshore energy activity will be carried out to ensure that we are maximising investment opportunities in critical…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I welcome Government new clauses 52 and 63, which are of particular value to those living in certain parts of the country, such as north-east Scotland, as the Minister is very…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]I welcome the hon. Member to his new role and pay tribute to his predecessor, the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown). The hon. Member gave a whole list of reasons…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]In the interests of time, I will limit my remarks to carbon capture and storage, and the impact of offshore wind on other commercial activities at sea, specifically fishing. If I…05 Sept 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Minister for her response. I will not go through every single Member, but I thank everybody who contributed to the debate.…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI beg to move, That this House has considered the fishing industry. I start by congratulating and thanking the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael), who…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words and for some excellent points. He refers to the Westminster Hall debate that we had with the immigration Minister, which was positive…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryMy hon. Friend is making some excellent points, some of which have, as he admitted, been made already. He mentioned diabetes as one of the conditions that would stop somebody from…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI am glad that the hon. Gentleman mentions Mr Park, whom I know extremely well. I am familiar with that Daily Record article, which is from, I think, last Monday. It was the first…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryLet me just say this before my hon. Friend moves on from this topic. I find this matter fascinating. I was not aware that this was happening in Brixham. It brings to mind the fact…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustrySadly, my hon. Friend makes a valid point. Fishing, like farming or going offshore and working on an oil rig, is not for everyone; it is a hard life and a hard job. In many ways,…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing Industryrose—29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI go back to the response I gave to the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands). In the last few minutes, I have acknowledged the challenges that leaving…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI just want to make the hon. Lady aware that, around the same time—I think it was a couple of weeks earlier than the shortage occupation list announcement—the Home Secretary wrote…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI acknowledge and thank the hon. Gentleman for agreeing with my point. I also acknowledge, in his absence, the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) who, along…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryMy hon. Friend, as always, makes an absolutely valid point. There are all different sizes of operations, as I said earlier, and if one area is closed off to one particular group…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryYes—it was a manifesto commitment. [ Interruption. ] No, this gets raised time and again. When my MSP colleagues raise it in Holyrood, SNP Members shout about how the UK…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryAs I acknowledged in my opening remarks, a lot of concerns have been raised with me, as they have no doubt been raised with her. But may I just point out that it is very easy to…29 Jun 2023