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HANSARDOperation Pitting EvacueesOperation Pitting has evacuated some 15,000 Afghanis. Altogether, refugees and asylum seekers are costing the UK a surprising £4.7 million a day in hotel accommodation, of which…25 Apr 2022HANSARDFootball GovernanceI am a Scot and a highlander, so those in the Chamber will not be surprised to learn that I support Ross County. Ross County very nearly won a Scottish cup final but we were…25 Apr 2022HANSARDOperation Pitting Evacuees12. What support her Department is providing to people who were evacuated under Operation Pitting.25 Apr 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI too put on record my thanks to the Secretary of State for his co-operative attitude towards me as an Opposition spokesperson for defence. At a recent meeting of the Servant of…25 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseSome of the mighty structures in the North sea were fabricated in yards in the north of Scotland—I myself worked in two of them: Kishorn and Nigg. Offshore wind energy is going to…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way. I wish to put it on the record that he has been extremely courteous to me on a personal level ever since my first appearance here and…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Apr 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillObviously I, and my party, support the thrust of the Bill. The Government have been talking about this since 2018, so clearly time is of the essence. Members have referred…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. On 4 April, during the Easter recess, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport posted a tweet that read: “I have come…19 Apr 2022HANSARDGambling-related HarmThe hon. Member is making the most impassioned contribution. I hope that I will not interrupt the stream of useful statistics that support her argument, but I will just give an…29 Mar 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK ManufacturingIn the past, the Nigg oil fabrication facility in Easter Ross built some of the mightiest production platforms for the UK—I worked in that yard. Today, wind turbines for both…29 Mar 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevClearly, I represent a far-flung part of the United Kingdom, and there are good and hard-working citizens who give their entire working lives for such communities. In the past,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe most effective deployment of our submarine forces in response to Russian deployment is surely intelligence-dependent. Membership of the joint expeditionary force is not…28 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementThe village of Altnaharra in my constituency is the coldest place in the UK every single winter. A great number of households in my constituency rely on domestic fuel for their…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Blackpool Airport and Levelling UpI am grateful for the Minister’s kind comments. Does he agree that the operation of Wick airport is crucial to our endeavours, with Britain’s first vertical space launch in…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Blackpool Airport and Levelling UpThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and it is music to my ears. As the Minister is aware, we have had a campaign in the far north of Scotland to do similar work for…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the Minister for giving way; it is very courteous of him. Is it not true that part of the reason we are where we are today is the historic long-term running down of our…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAgriculture is extraordinarily important in my constituency. Let me give two examples of the problems that my farmers and crofters face: one is the forthcoming price hike in red…10 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyIn 1941, Winston Churchill embarked on HMS Prince of Wales to meet President Roosevelt and sign the Atlantic charter. That was a battleship—a warship. In 1947, the royal family…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I would, of course, endorse what the hon. Gentleman has said, and having had two brothers-in-law who served in the Ulster Defence Regiment, I know a little about it. I do not want…09 Mar 2022