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HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI thank the right hon. Gentleman for making that point, which I will come on to a little bit later in my speech. In 2022, Scotch whisky distilleries attracted 2 million visitors,…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI will give way first to the hon. Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker).12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI agree entirely with those sentiments. Again, I will touch on that issue shortly. The success of the Scotch whisky industry relies on firm foundations and support. Support can…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryAbsolutely. As I have mentioned, 43 bottles of whisky are exported every second—that will be 75,000 bottles of whisky by the time we have finished this debate. That is a…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryAbsolutely. That is another point that I will expand on in a bit more detail shortly. We must continue to strengthen our trade relationships. While this debate is rightly focused…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Scotch whisky industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. Today I seek to…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I enjoy a dram now and again as well.12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for the Scotch Whisky IndustryI totally agree with the hon. Member. It is really interesting that the industry is diversifying into new brands, new products and new styles of whisky being produced in…12 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this morning’s debate. I will not speak for too…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyWill the Minister give way?11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsChanges to inheritance tax can be made that will prevent people from gaming the system and buying up land to avoid tax. That can be done without an impact on existing farming…10 Feb 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East (Andy McDonald) on securing this debate. I want to…29 Jan 2025HANSARDOutsourcing: Government DepartmentsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?29 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesI want to go back slightly to the point about health and social care spend by local authorities. Is there a good argument to be made that as more and more people require social…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Creative IndustriesAs we mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, it seems appropriate that we are debating the creative industries. I say that…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynI offer my sympathies to everyone who has been severely affected by Storm Éowyn, and in particular those who have lost loved ones. I share the Minister’s acknowledgment of the…27 Jan 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service2. If she will review the UK’s participation in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service programme.09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Since Brexit and the reinstatement of duty-free shopping, UK travellers have spent nearly 50% more on their duty-free shopping, all in the EU. Not a penny has supported jobs…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsThere is no point beating around the bush: the Chancellor has just lost over £9.9 billion of headroom, and stands on the cusp of breaking her own fiscal rules. She said last year…09 Jan 2025HANSARDEuropean Geostationary Navigation Overlay ServiceI also welcome the Secretary of State to her new role, and I look forward to working across party boundaries where possible. EGNOS is a satellite enhancement system for GPS. Prior…09 Jan 2025