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HANSARDOil and Gas IndustryI have regular meetings with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on a range of issues relevant to Scotland. That has included…19 Jun 2019HANSARDIntergovernmental RelationsThis is a joint review between the UK Government and the devolved Administrations, and it is incumbent on all Administrations to make progress. There are ongoing discussions…19 Jun 2019HANSARDOil and Gas IndustrySince joining this Parliament, my hon. Friend has become a real champion of the industry, and it disappoints me to hear Opposition Members describing oil and gas as a dirty…19 Jun 2019HANSARDDrug Consumption Room: GlasgowThere is currently no legal framework for the provision of drug consumption rooms in the UK. The Scottish Affairs Committee is undertaking an inquiry into drug use in Scotland. As…19 Jun 2019HANSARDDrug Consumption Room: GlasgowI hear what the hon. Lady says, but I do not think that the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) would accept that we would not want to take seriously his…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI fear that there are so many holes in the Scottish Government’s budget that a mere £10 million will not fill many of them.19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUAs far as I understand it, the UK Government have made more than £100 million available to the Scottish Government to help to prepare for Brexit—and, indeed, a no-deal Brexit—but…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI should like to begin by wishing Shelley Kerr and the Scotland team all the best in tonight’s women’s World cup match against Argentina. Although results have not necessarily…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUObviously, I am answering questions on behalf of Her Majesty’s Government and not on behalf of the leadership candidates, but I am clear that those aspiring to the leadership of…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMr Speaker, it will not surprise you to hear me say that Scotland has already made its choice on whether to be independent or part of the United Kingdom. The poll to which the…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. That is why this Government are committed to respecting the outcome of both the referendums that have taken place in Scotland: the 2014…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThis is not just about the five leadership candidates. Both in this House and elsewhere, I have been clear that a no-deal Brexit would be bad for Scotland, and we want to avoid…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI thought for one moment that the hon. Lady was going to refer to her own leadership campaign, and if I did not think it would stymie her chances I would wish her well. She knows…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am sure that that read better as a press release. This Government’s position is quite clear: we are about honouring both the 2014 Scottish independence referendum and the 2016…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold IncomesThanks to this Government’s increases in the personal allowance, 135,000 Scots no longer have to pay any income tax at all. That is the record of this Conservative Government:…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold IncomesI am always willing to look at specifics. Of course, we are working with the Scottish Government to bring forward the variations in universal credit that they are seeking, and one…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold IncomesThe Ministry of Defence again made a very positive announcement this year confirming extra payments to servicemen and women who have been sent to Scotland for operational…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold IncomesI recognise this issue and, obviously, it has been raised many times in this Chamber by my hon. Friend the Member for Moray (Douglas Ross). The Government are seized of this issue…19 Jun 2019HANSARDHousehold IncomesEvery payment made is subject to the tax system, as is self-evident, but what these payments do is mitigate the reduced payments that our armed forces personnel are receiving due…19 Jun 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUIf anyone requires grace and humility, it is the SNP, which still fails to recognise that in the 2017 general election, in which Brexit was a key issue, its vote fell by more than…19 Jun 2019