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HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I am really sorry to hear of the difficulties facing Mitsubishi Electric’s workforce, and of the uncertainty those workers face during…04 Sept 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI agree with the right hon. Gentleman and congratulate him on his role when he was in the Scotland Office. We hope to emulate much of the work that he did. I have met the European…04 Sept 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyAs the hon. Lady will know, the Chancellor of the Exchequer did a full audit of Government spending in the first weekend that she was in office, and found a £22 billion black…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsI congratulate my hon. Friend on winning Glasgow East. The people of Scotland want their two Governments to spend more time fighting for them than fighting each other, which is…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsMy hon. Friend is right; the Scottish Fiscal Commission did say that. While this new Government are cleaning up the mess of the previous Conservative Government, the SNP seems to…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsI welcome the shadow Secretary of State to his new post. During the inheritance statement a few weeks ago, the Chancellor set out how the current Government are fixing the…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsThere seems to be no recognition or apology from the shadow Secretary of State for the legacy his party has left this Government to try to clear up. We knew about the massive…04 Sept 2024HANSARDGovernment’s Legislative Programme: ScotlandThe UK Government’s legislative programme for the first session was outlined at the state opening of Parliament on Wednesday 17 July. This statement provides a summary of the…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThe conclusion is that all roads must lead to a Labour Government to resolve the issue. That is where we end up. The only response to this crisis from either Government has been…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI would commit the Labour Government to the fiscal framework agreement that has already been put in place. It was negotiated and agreed in August 2023, and lays out the fiscal…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawYes, we will be supporting the statutory instrument, but it is worth putting it into the context of where these borrowing powers will have to be spent and the requirements of…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI could not agree more. If the Prime Minister wishes to go and see His Majesty the King at some point soon, we might get at least one half of those two Governments working…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThe fact that we are considering this statutory instrument on the Floor of the House, when such instruments are normally done in Committee, demonstrates that the Government have…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawMr Deputy Speaker, I am so looking forward to the hon. Gentleman bringing forward yet another financial perspective to what independence would look like, but it would absolutely…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI am happy to give way one last time.21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThere are certainly lessons to be learned for the UK: not to have a Tory Government. If we had a Labour Government, things would be in a much better position. I am sure the hon.…21 May 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024This is a £46 billion, unfunded aspiration, and the Secretary of State and the Government will not tell us where they will get the money from. Scotland is trapped between two…01 May 2024HANSARDSpring Budget 2024On this International Workers’ Day, May Day, Scottish Television journalists are striking for fair pay. I am sure the Secretary of State will join me in insisting that STV gets…01 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingRegardless of what the Chancellor announces today, we are in the highest tax-raising Parliament in history, which is a consequence of the Minister’s Government’s failure over 14…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCost of LivingRegardless of what the Chancellor says today, working people will still be paying a much higher tax burden at the end of this Parliament, and it will reach record levels.…06 Mar 2024