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HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I accept the timeline, but I was accurate to say that the hon. Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Neale Hanvey) was thrown…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyLet me just finish this point, because it is really important and perhaps the hon. Gentleman will be able to answer it. According to the paper, when the new currency is…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyThe big difference will be having a stable economy. The big difference will be growth. The big difference will be a laser-like focus on child poverty. The big difference will be…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am happy to give way. Perhaps the hon. Gentleman will tell us about the poverty rates in Glasgow.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyThe hon. Gentleman gets the phrasing of his question wrong. He says that we do not want to endure a UK Administration in Scotland. No: we do not want to endure a Tory UK…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyMy recollection may be incorrect, but I am not sure we did in that instance. This entire motion is predicated on the fact that we have a rotten, out-of-touch Conservative…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI will make some progress because I am attacking the Conservative party and I think the hon. Member might like that. If the Government had any shred of decency left, they would…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyLet me put it firmly on the record that there is not a coalition in Scotland between Labour and the Conservatives. In the Edinburgh example that the hon. Member talks about, which…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am glad that the hon. Member has accepted it, from whichever seat he is now sitting in. As I was saying, what has happened will be paid for by ordinary people either through…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI prefer Scotland in the UK with a Labour Government. What an absolutely ridiculous and pointless intervention from a ridiculous and pointless Member of Parliament. […02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI congratulate the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) and the SNP on bringing this debate to the Chamber. I also pass on my thoughts and best wishes to…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI did apologise, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I do so again.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWe’ll check Hansard .02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for allowing me to intervene because this is a crucial point that people need to understand. The current position of the Scottish…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyNo, he’s wrong.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyToo long!02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish Economyrose—02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawThe powers argument is a consequence of what the UK Government are trying to do. They want to get rid of all this EU law and this is the way they want to do it, so it is an…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU LawPerhaps the hon. Member for Argyll and Bute (Brendan O'Hara) wants to make the same point. The Minister is refusing to give us examples, so let us give him an example and he can…19 Oct 2022HANSARDScottish Devolution Settlement: Retained EU Lawrose —19 Oct 2022