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HANSARD150th Open ChampionshipJust to correct the record, and on the point the Minister is making about affordability, I said that the price for a round of golf at Royal Barshaw, as we call it, in Paisley is…13 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living Standards16. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of increases in the energy price cap on living standards.12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsI thank the Secretary of State for that answer, whatever that was. More than a fifth of my constituents already live in fuel poverty, despite the best efforts of the Scottish…12 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray, and I congratulate the right hon. Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Sir Robert Goodwill), who is chair of the…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesI do indeed congratulate Graham Dunn and Community Transport Glasgow in Shettleston. My hon. Friend has spoken to me about this on a couple of occasions. Of course, I welcome…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesI am grateful for that granular detail, but the Minister suggested that the UK Government have funded the buses in Scotland, which is not the case. The Scottish Government have…05 Jul 2022HANSARDZero-emission BusesI am grateful to the Minister for giving way and I am conscious of the time. I mentioned in my speech that transport is devolved and that, for that reason, the 4,000 bus pledge…05 Jul 2022HANSARDModernisation of the RailwayThe railway is continually being modernised, and anybody who says differently is being disingenuous. I do wonder, though, whether the Government’s modernisation is just an excuse…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere are undoubtedly many good people in the Home Office working hard on the Ukraine visa schemes, but we have all seen the evidence that it is just too slow. We have two cases…30 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State will doubtless be aware of the existence of proof that Inverness airport, having proactively asked about the private jet flight to Moscow two days after the…30 Jun 2022HANSARDNI Protocol Bill: Discussions with the EU3. What recent discussions the Government has had with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill.22 Jun 2022HANSARDNI Protocol Bill: Discussions with the EUI thank the Minister for that answer, but the Government walked away from negotiations. By rejecting negotiation in favour of lawbreaking and, in doing so, disregarding the wishes…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Antisemitism and Other Racism in FootballThank you very much for calling me to speak, Mr Stringer. I start by congratulating the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Villiers) on securing today’s important…22 Jun 2022HANSARDIndustrial Action on the RailwayWhat a pile of nonsense. The glee with which the Secretary of State spoke on Thursday and again today rather tells the story. He spoke of the support for the rail industry and the…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillWe were in favour of phase 2b’s being constructed all the way to Leeds, which would allow for that development of twin-tracking high-speed lines to the border, but that has been…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillLet me first say that we on the SNP Benches and my colleagues in the Scottish Government support HS2, such as it is. We support anything that increases capacity on our rail…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI did not mention it because I knew that the hon. Gentleman would intervene and mention it for me. I wholeheartedly agree with the point that he makes. Just as Scotland and, in…20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI’ll do my best!20 Jun 2022HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillI hear what the Minister is saying about the Golborne link, but how much slower will a train from Glasgow to London be without it?20 Jun 2022HANSARDHigh Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: CommittalI rise briefly to put on record the SNP’s support for the comments by the hon. Member for Makerfield (Yvonne Fovargue). I made clear on Second Reading the Scottish Government’s…20 Jun 2022