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HANSARDRenewable Energy GenerationThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right to point to contracts for difference, the fourth round of which was announced at the beginning of this week and is bigger than the other…15 Dec 2021HANSARDTidal PowerI am delighted that the Government recently announced a new £20 million ringfenced allocation for tidal stream technology as part of the new contracts for difference round. That…15 Dec 2021HANSARDTidal PowerI am very glad that my hon. Friend and her colleagues on the Committee had the opportunity to visit Orkney. I also visited Orkney in August and was hugely impressed by the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDCross-border Transport ConnectivityI am happy to give my hon. Friend that assurance. We remain committed to supporting the introduction of 4,000 zero-emission buses and to achieving a zero-emission bus fleet. I…15 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021. It is always…01 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021There always has been a difference; it used to be eight in Scotland and 10 in England—now it has swapped around. We have never had that consistency. Question put and agreed to .01 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2021I thank the colleagues who have spoken; let me pick up on the questions that have been raised. First, on the time that this has taken and any further potential moves: the 2019 Act…01 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipMay I start by wishing you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and colleagues across the House, a very happy St Andrew’s Day. Perhaps after this heated and charged debate, we might all enjoy a…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThe hon. Lady must forgive me; I have to respond to a lot of her colleagues. We could have been debating the important issue of how we respond sensibly to this new variant. Of…30 Nov 2021HANSARDScottish Seed Potato IndustryThis Government are continuing to work collaboratively with counterparts in the devolved Administrations on issues affecting seed potato growers. We remain in close contact with…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore EmploymentI regularly meet Cabinet colleagues to discuss these matters and I will continue to do so. I would point out the investment that my Department is making in renewable energy right…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore EmploymentThe short answer is yes. As I explained a moment ago, that was not successful in the first two but it is a reserve project and we are actively working to ensure that it is there…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore EmploymentI am always happy to meet the hon. Gentleman, but I would point out to him that this Government are investing heavily in offshore wind, as was announced this week by my right hon.…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore EmploymentThis Government are committed to the transition of the economy to net zero by 2050. We recently published our net zero strategy, which will support hundreds of thousands of…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsOn income tax, the Scottish Government are responsible and it is indeed true that they have higher taxes than the rest of the UK. I will leave the hon. Gentleman to take that up…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsThe hon. Gentleman raises an important issue. Scotland has enormous potential in the renewables sector. I can reassure him that the Acorn project is not dead; it did not get…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTuring Scheme: Young People in ScotlandI absolutely agree with my hon. and close Friend in Milton Keynes. It is a matter of pride that the scheme is named after Alan Turing, and given the work that he did to help the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDTuring Scheme: Young People in ScotlandThe Turing scheme has provided funding for more than 40,000 participants from schools, colleges and universities across the UK to study and work around the globe during this…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsI absolutely agree. If I can loop my answer back to earlier questions about labour market issues, I hope that the schemes that the Government are putting forward will help to give…03 Nov 2021HANSARDGovernment’s Plan for JobsOur UK-wide total Department for Work and Pensions spend on labour market support will increase to more than £6 billion, which will give everyone a chance to progress, work and…03 Nov 2021