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HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on securing this important…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksI just wanted to ask the hon. Gentleman to put on the record that he was part of the Government for a significant period of the past 14 years of austerity, during which there were…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksI accept the point about ferries, and I would rather they had arrived on time and that the overspend did not exist, but we can compare that with High Speed 2, which is billions of…08 Jan 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportI do not think I have ever seen quite so many glum faces on the Labour Benches, not for the two-child benefit cap or the winter fuel payment—this is beyond the pale. A handful of…17 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationThe applications of the 6,500 Syrian asylum seekers have already been mentioned, but when the Department looks at these claims, will the Home Secretary keep in mind that Syria’s…11 Dec 2024HANSARD End of Radio Teleswitch Service: Rural AreasLike my hon. Friend, I have significant concerns about the end of RTS in rural Scotland. Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey has a disproportionate number of RTS meters, and I…04 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. A WASPI—Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign—woman dies every 13 minutes. That is two women since the Prime Minister took to the Dispatch Box today, and it is 111…04 Dec 2024HANSARD End of Radio Teleswitch Service: Rural AreasMy experience is that the energy company has been in touch with me. The tone of the emails has been quite pushy, which is what we are talking about, in that they need to be…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillGovernment Members have talked about difficult choices. Not taking away the winter fuel payment from people, or voting to remove the two-child cap, might also have been difficult…03 Dec 2024HANSARDProject GigabitThe Minister will be aware that there is a strong link between communications technology and the roll-out of smart meter technology in areas in the north of Scotland that are…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Billrose —19 Nov 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillThe SNP supports the Bill and the Government’s position on the Lords amendments, mainly because the SNP Government in Scotland have already driven forward with public ownership.…19 Nov 2024HANSARDFood BanksI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. In my constituency, food banks operate in every major town, including Moray Food Plus and the Badenoch &…19 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentDefence professionals across Whitehall will have their heads in their hands at this Government’s commitment to 2.5% at some point and when fiscal conditions permit. To fail to…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI welcome the Secretary of State’s update on how the UK Government are following in the Scottish Government’s footsteps by nationalising train operating companies, but Labour…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsFirst, I commend the maiden speakers in the House today. There have been some excellent maiden speeches. I particularly liked the reference by the hon. Member for Cannock Chase…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsOn the point about transmission charges versus distribution charges, transmission is, in effect, distribution to the rest of the UK. Energy is transmitted for people to purchase…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsThe basic issue relates to the regional inequity, which has to do with the regulation of the system and of how distribution charges are applied and basic unit prices charged.…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Energy Rebates: Highlands and IslandsI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of energy rebates for the Highlands and Islands. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I…06 Nov 2024