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HANSARDRenewable Energy: ScotlandIt is important to put it on the record that not everyone in Scotland will welcome yesterday’s announcement, not least my constituents, who have more wind turbines—in sight or…03 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI do not share the Scottish National party’s miserable analysis of the trade deal; I see great opportunities for Scotland from a deal. But there is a cloud on the horizon: the 25%…02 Mar 2020HANSARDChild PovertyThe child poverty payment is welcome, but does the Minister share my concerns that the vast number of welfare powers that the SNP Scottish Government argued for, which were…12 Feb 2020HANSARDCompostable Waste from ParliamentIt is a real honour to be able to ask a question of such a senior member of the British establishment. [Laughter.]. Tempted as I am to ask him how much of this waste is Scotland’s…06 Feb 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsI absolutely agree. It was very welcoming to hear Ivan Menezes, head of Diageo, one of the most successful spirits companies in the world, focusing on that. He said that although…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsThank you, Ms Buck, for your chairmanship of the debate. By Scottish political standards it was very consensual, and I am grateful to the Members who took part. It was a…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsI beg to move, That this House has considered the effect of US tariffs on the Scotch whisky industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Buck. I am delighted…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his helpful intervention. I will come on to the initial feedback in relation to the impact of the tariffs. If we cannot resolve the issue in the…30 Jan 2020HANSARDScotch whisky: US tariffsThe right hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. His constituency makes two excellent whiskies, Highland Park and Scapa. People involved in the distilleries have nothing to do…30 Jan 2020HANSARDClaim of Right for ScotlandI hear what the hon. Lady is saying, but in my constituency and other constituencies in the week of the general election, SNP candidates told voters that the election was nothing…27 Jan 2020HANSARD“Scotland’s Right to Choose”I welcome my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State and my hon. Friend the Minister to the Dispatch Box. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this document is just another…08 Jan 2020HANSARDShared Rural NetworkAs an MP for one of the largest constituencies in the UK with a large number of notspots, I do welcome this announcement, but my right hon. Friend will be aware that many of the…28 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Will the relevant Minister meet me as a matter of urgency to discuss the interminable delay in agreeing a lease for the Eastriggs site of MOD Longtown? This delay is causing a…21 Oct 2019HANSARDScotch Whisky TariffsI welcome my right hon. Friend’s efforts. In my recent urgent question I asked the Prime Minister to speak to the President, and he did, but I also asked that consideration be…17 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyI welcome the Minister to the Dispatch Box and thank him for his answer. I welcome the fact that this urgent question was chosen to be discussed, because the matter is urgent.…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch Whisky(Urgent Question) : I know that you always indulge a novice in these proceedings, Mr Speaker. To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade to make a statement on what…07 Oct 2019HANSARDFurther DevolutionI have regular meetings with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister, who has been unwavering in her passionate support for our Union. We have regularly discussed the UK…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Effect on the UnionThat is a bit rich coming from the hon. Gentleman, whom I have always respected in my deliberations from the Dispatch Box. I think that he would agree with commentary this week…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Effect on the UnionWhat my hon. Friend says is absolutely correct. We have been subjected again, as we have so many times during this Session, to hearing about a power grab, but not once have we…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Effect on the UnionI have always admired the hon. Gentleman’s consistency. Last week, when I appeared before the Scottish Affairs Committee, he said that he hoped I would not resign and that I would…24 Jul 2019