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HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI am sorry to hear that the hon. Lady’s constituents are having that issue; that is terrible. Again, it is why we must make sure that we are preparing for all different types of…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI beg to move, That this House has considered preparedness for national emergencies. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker, and I am grateful to colleagues…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI agree with my hon. Friend. We have discussed that issue many times, both in the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee and outside. The need for collective action is required…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI could not agree more. A lot of planning had gone into severe weather events in Fife over the years, but it had never been tested. A lot of it was out of date, and staff had…02 Jun 2026HANSARDDeep Geothermal EnergyWest Fife has huge potential for geothermal. In particular, the Comrie colliery development, at a former mining site, is now being regenerated to create leisure facilities,…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI absolutely agree. We need to make sure that we are preparing clear information about the risks that we face, what a climate emergency means in reality, and how communities can…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI absolutely agree; that is a point I will come to later. We must engage with the public if we want their permission to plan for resilience. Article 3 tells us that preparedness…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesI am about to go on to that point; I will mention the need for resilience to be across Departments and involve the public. The impact of these events is often not immediately…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct: we need to ensure that we are preparing for all these eventualities, regardless of what causes them—I believe that individual case was caused…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesAs ever, I agree with the hon. Gentleman—I always agree with his interventions, particularly when they are made so well. There is a need to make sure that we break outside of the…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. I recently met two local businesses that have been hammered by the Scottish Government’s changes to business rates—Osborne Motors has seen its business rates increase from…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessVery quickly.20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) in what has been a constructive debate with a lot of cross-party consensus. I welcome the…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI know how closely my hon. Friend worked with Aeralis to ensure that it was considered. Having visited RAF Valley earlier this year, I saw how pressing the need was to replace the…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI totally agree with my hon. Friend that if we are to have an effective deterrent in the Baltics, it must be operationally ready to fight the threat that he identifies, not just…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. We must bring the British people with us on this journey and trust them with that information. Only by moving together as a country can…20 May 2026HANSARDOil and GasThe hon. Gentleman talks about the North sea industry and ideology. What were his views when his Government were in coalition with the Green party, which wilfully wanted to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDEnergy Bills: ScotlandDoes the Minister agree one reason we need to see lower energy bills in Scotland—and that has been blocked—is the SNP’s ideological objection to nuclear power? I recently received…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last week I met pupils from Pittencrieff primary school, Dollar academy and Queen Anne high school in my constituency to talk about how to keep them safe online. They were…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Strait of HormuzFollowing on from the question by the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis), what discussions is the Foreign Secretary having in the Gulf on the future…16 Mar 2026