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HANSARDTrade with the EUThat answer will not give any comfort to those growers who are struggling at the moment. Of course, trade goes both ways, and our importing businesses are being hammered by long…21 Jul 2022HANSARDTrade with the EUI, too, welcome the Minister to his place. Thanks to Westminster’s disastrous hostile post-Brexit immigration policy, our lack of workers means that Scottish exports of fruit and…21 Jul 2022HANSARDWar in Ukraine: UK Farming and Food ProductionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Angela. I congratulate the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) on securing a really important and timely…20 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThis deal will punish the food and farming sectors—that is not my conclusion; it comes from the Government’s departmental advice. Those civil servants join the National Farmers…19 Jul 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Export OpportunitiesThank you, Mr Speaker. May I echo your comments regarding our colleague Jo Cox? Germany is a key export target, along with other nations, for Scottish clean hydrogen. Scotland is…16 Jun 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMany businesses in my constituency of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey have been in touch with me because they are experiencing severe difficulties in recruiting staff,…16 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-carbon Off-gas Grid HeatingThe Minister is saying that if there is an issue with off-gas grid households, it should be brought to the CMA. Does he support the basic ask to get Ofgem involved in regulating…16 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-carbon Off-gas Grid HeatingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I, too, congratulate the right hon. Member for Clwyd West (Mr Jones) on securing this debate in Westminster…16 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-carbon Off-gas Grid HeatingWill the Minister give way?16 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-carbon Off-gas Grid HeatingI am delighted that the Minister has allowed me to intervene. Can I just clear up a couple of things? I raise the issue of fuel poverty in every way I possibly can with every…16 Jun 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolWhat the Foreign Secretary and her Government are proposing will impact on all of our constituents, so will she explain to the people of Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesSince I was first elected in 2015, I have seen things go from bad to worse for struggling people and families under the Tories in this Chamber. I used to say that people should…17 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaIf I heard the Minister correctly earlier, she said that we do not pursue trade agreements to the exclusion of human rights. In the Prime Minister’s attempt to escape the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Foreign Direct InvestmentI will forgive the Minister for showing off to his family, but this is an important issue. A net exporter of energy, Scotland has 25% of Europe’s offshore wind potential and is…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMy right hon. Friend makes an important point about Conservative Members being here to listen and watch. Regardless of the number of flushed or drained faces on the Conservative…21 Apr 2022HANSARDUK’s Green Industries: Foreign Direct InvestmentThe recent ScotWind announcement from the Scottish Government cements Scotland’s place as the world leader for floating offshore wind energy. It represents an incredible…21 Apr 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevMy point is a rather similar one: if there was no problem with Lebedev being appointed as a peer and if the guidance from the security services was benign, what is the problem…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsReturning to off grid, Ofgem’s mission statement says that it aims “to make a positive difference for all energy consumers, both now and in the future”, yet off-gas grid consumers…29 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Protection of Territorial Integrity14. What steps his Department is taking to help protect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.28 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Protection of Territorial IntegrityThe UK Government’s preparation for this war evidently anticipated a quick lightning strike on Kyiv by Putin’s forces, followed by attempted regime change, rather than military…28 Mar 2022