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HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWhat about Scotland?04 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAs I have said many times in this place, at Dounreay we have a highly skilled workforce, a licensed nuclear site and a local population who support the nuclear industry.…04 Sept 2025HANSARDUse of Drones in DefenceI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He knows his subject—we can see that. In conclusion, as we plough on from Challenger 2 to Challenger 3, and as we develop armoured…03 Sept 2025HANSARDUse of Drones in DefenceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. The potential of drones first struck me shortly after I was first elected to this place. In August 2017, the new…03 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMadam Deputy Speaker, you many wonder why a Scot would make an intervention at this point in the debate. May I advise the right hon. Lady to look north, to Scotland, to see how…02 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) on a sincere and thoughtful speech. I am…02 Sept 2025HANSARDWelfare Spendingrose—15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the Minister give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingThe Minister is extraordinarily gracious. She has rightly talked about universal credit, and what she says is very interesting indeed. I have constituents on legacy benefits who…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025: ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on a thorough and well thought-out speech.…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025: ScotlandI would hate to mislead hon. Members, but nevertheless, the perception remains that lots of money is going in one end and not coming out the other in different parts of Scotland.…02 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorIt is perhaps a pity that one particular political party in Scotland is not represented in this debate today, because this summer, in the village of Achiltibuie in north-west Ross…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThus far, I have kept out of this debate, probably for the wrong reason, but my wife has been disabled for 26 years and is in receipt of PIP. Although I became an MP in 2017, as a…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend has an honourable and proud record of talking about affordable housing in his part of the United Kingdom. Without housing for workers, hospitality businesses are in…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI am a fair-minded person, and I would not dream of laying responsibility for the lack of affordable housing at the Minister’s feet. But does he agree that a message should be…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingMy humblest apologies for turning up late, Mrs Harris. I was coming from a very faraway part of the UK. I think the Minister would find it interesting to come to the graduation…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I want to make two brief points that have been raised with me in the highlands. First, the gov.uk One website…18 Jun 2025HANSARDSpace Industry (Indemnities) BillAnd St Andrews graduates.18 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasThe Minister may or may not know, although I thank him for it, that a banking hub will shortly open in Wick, in the extreme far north of the United Kingdom. I would be grateful if…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasWill the Minister give way?18 Jun 2025