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HANSARDOffshore Wind: UNESCO World Heritage SitesI am glad that the hon. Member has not lost any of his popularity in the House. It would be inappropriate for me to comment on planning decisions for large-scale energy projects…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth: ScotlandThe best way to keep the United Kingdom together is to make sure that this is a successful UK Labour Government, and that is what we are determined to do. May I point the hon.…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEconomic Growth: ScotlandMy hon. Friend has been a doughty campaigner for the Drumchapel project. She will not have long to wait, as the Chancellor will come to the Dispatch Box shortly and announce the…30 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Industrial Strategy: ScotlandI have never known the right hon. Gentleman to be angry or disappointed, but I share his anger and disappointment. This Government back our industry. Nuclear will be a major part…30 Oct 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I know that colleagues from across the House will join me today in expressing our shock and sadness at the sudden passing of the right…14 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024I thank the shadow Secretary of State for his contribution. He is right to praise the officials for bringing the order forward—they are always the heroes in these processes, as he…09 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024. It is a great…09 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryScotland is at the forefront of this Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower by 2030. We will headquarter Great British Energy, a new publicly owned clean…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on winning Glenrothes and Mid Fife. I acknowledge his efforts, and those of many hon. Friends in the House and of people in the local area,…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryI thank the shadow Secretary of State for his question, but he should stop scaremongering, given the 90,000-strong workforce in the North sea. Oil and gas will be with us for…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryMay I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his place and congratulate him on winning his seat? The Foreign Secretary is sitting two seats along from me, and I am sure that he will have…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on winning his seat in Glasgow South. His question is much better than any that he ever wrote for me. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryI thank my hon. Friend for that question, and congratulate him on winning the Western Isles. He is Mr Western Isles, and he will be a champion for those islands. The Government…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsI welcome the hon. Gentleman back to his place, having won the election for the new constituency of Arbroath and Broughty Ferry. He should look at what the Finance Secretary said…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthI am committed to working with the Scottish Government and have already met the Deputy First Minister four times in eight weeks. Resetting the relationship between Scotland’s two…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthI would like to announce to the House that Andy Murray and I are not related, despite the fact that we share the same physique [ Laughter. ] I assure the House that the Scotland…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe hon. Gentleman is taking no responsibility for the decisions that his party makes in the Scottish Government. We saw that yesterday with them plugging the hole in their own…04 Sept 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyThis is, of course, my first Scottish questions on this side of the House, and I am delighted to be joined by so many colleagues from Scotland behind me. I welcome back returning…04 Sept 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI thank my hon. Friend and congratulate him on his wonderful victory in Glasgow North. Scotland’s 19 world-class higher education institutions are an essential part of our…04 Sept 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI thank my hon. Friend and congratulate him on winning Coatbridge and Bellshill. Scotland and its world-class industrial workforce will play a driving role in our ambition to…04 Sept 2024