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HANSARD Business of the HouseI am on a good run, Mr Speaker. May we have a statement on the responsibility of Government Ministers to respond to Members of this House in a timeous fashion? There has been an…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Business of the Houserose—21 Feb 2019HANSARD Future Free Trade AgreementsMy hon. Friend is making a point about trade agreements having an impact on sheep farming in the highlands, but if those kinds of conditions are written into these trade…21 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsI understand that. The one thing I was agreeing with is that there must be more solutions on offer. There must be a mix, but I respectfully disagree about nuclear. I was going to…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealThis urgent question was aimed at the Prime Minister, so I can only assume that the Minister is undergoing an audition as the future leader of the Conservative party. On that…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsThe fact is that there is a very good future in renewable energy. If the Government set down their ideological opposition, particularly to wind and solar, they would be able to do…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsThank you for calling me to speak, Mr Paisley; I believe that this is the first time that I have served under your chairmanship. I congratulate the hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsI will not give way, because the other Front Benchers have to get in and I have to restrict my comments. The first SMR is not due for 10 years. The costs are uncertain. There will…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Small Modular ReactorsThe Westminster leader.20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillI have heard the Secretary of State’s answer, but what faith can the people of Scotland have in the new immigration Bill or his Government when even after the issue was raised…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration Bill2. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of provisions in the immigration Bill on Scotland.20 Feb 2019HANSARD UK’s Withdrawal from the EUWill my hon. Friend give way?14 Feb 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseA total of €160 million in European regional funding is due to be lost to the highlands and islands between 2021 and 2027 due to Brexit. May we have a debate in Government time on…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Communities: Charities and VolunteersMy hon. Friend is making a good point about the role of voluntary organisations. In the past year, two new food banks have opened in Inverness to cope with the demand caused by…13 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Support for Businesses based in ScotlandA recent survey by Ernst & Young found that 92% of Scottish firms do not feel fully ready for Brexit. They are being left adrift by this Government. Given the calamitous collapse…12 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Support for Businesses based in ScotlandThat answer is simply not good enough. Even the former head of the civil service, Bob Kerslake, said that the fiasco will “just confirm the view of many that this country is in a…12 Feb 2019HANSARDSeaborne FreightThroughout this ridiculous Brexit shambles, Brexiteers have liked to lean on historical events to justify the metaphors for some of their Brexit fantasies. Was this calamity…11 Feb 2019HANSARDIntermediate-Range Nuclear Forces TreatyThe Minister is right that the world would be better without nuclear weapons—they kill innocent people indiscriminately; they are weapons of mass destruction. If he is sincere…04 Feb 2019HANSARDNissan in SunderlandI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. I echo the sentiment that our thoughts should be with the workers at Nissan and elsewhere who are unsettled by…04 Feb 2019HANSARDEquitable LifeToday we have heard a powerful and consistent voice across this Chamber to end this scandal. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for bringing this…31 Jan 2019