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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWe are talking about £150 off energy bills that are already £200 higher than when the right hon. Gentleman came into government, and £300 was meant to come off those bills. Will…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWell, in that case, the Minister will have heard exactly the things that I hear from it, so why has he not acted on them? I asked the company I met on Friday what it thought about…01 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure (Wales) Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025As we have heard from the Secretary of State, the draft order will seemingly simplify the infrastructure consent processes in Wales for infrastructure projects, including those…25 Nov 2025HANSARDClean Power: Energy SovereigntyEnergy sovereignty and energy security are vital, and gas will play an important role in that for years to come, but our domestic production is falling because of this…18 Nov 2025HANSARD ExxonMobil: MossmorranExxon has said that the plant’s closure “reflects the challenges of operating in a policy environment that is accelerating the exit of vital industries, domestic manufacturing,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsThe Government have clearly lost control of this Budget process. While they have been flying kites, businesses across the UK have been sending up distress flares. The £40 billion…17 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI was just wondering whether the Minister remembers what else happened in 2022, around February time, that might have impacted gas prices.12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWill the Minister give way on that point?12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe Minister just referred to the oil and gas sector as “the status quo” or something that we should be moving away from. Does he also mean the 100,000 jobs supported by that…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyProjections show that if we fully utilised the oil and gas in the North sea we could cover half our energy needs up to 2050, so there is a lot more in there than five years-worth,…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsFamily businesses are crucial to our high streets, including mine in Inverurie, Ellon, Turriff and Huntly. Indeed, they are the backbone of our high streets, yet this Government’s…04 Nov 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryWe urgently need to restore confidence and stability in our oil and gas sector, or we will be here again and again as more and more businesses suffer and more and more jobs are…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeWhen was the Attorney General informed that the case was going to collapse?23 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundThis fund was set up to act as a sweetener to our fishing communities after they were completely sold out in the Government’s EU-Brexit reset. In that negotiation, 12 years of…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI sometimes find myself watching Holyrood TV, and most of what happens after the electronic voting is endless people checking whether they have voted—wanting to clarify whether…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPride in Place Programme: RegenerationThe Government’s pride in place initiative—their equivalent of levelling up—should be great and should be felt across Scotland, but unfortunately we are feeling the opposite in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandDevolution sounds like, and should be, a fantastic opportunity. It should bring decisions closer to home with policies that fit the uniqueness of local areas and communities such…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI want to pick up on the point about working with other parties to get a majority. The first thing that comes to mind is the SNP’s venture with the Scottish Greens after the last…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Electricity Infrastructure: Rural CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for his contribution. Although he is speaking about the Borders, we are seeing something similar in the north-east. We have a huge amount of energy…21 Oct 2025