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HANSARD Copyright and Artificial IntelligenceAs a former journalist, I am intimately familiar with the gold standard copyright laws that we have in this country. Does the Minister agree with the News Media Association, which…18 Dec 2024HANSARDDiscrimination Against Ethnic MinoritiesI wish you a merry Christmas and a good new year when it comes, Mr Speaker. I was astonished that the vacillating Prime Minister did not take the opportunity to definitively rule…18 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewSoon, many of us will be held rapt by television’s “SAS Rogue Heroes”, which returns to screens soon. The series will focus on the elite unit as, back from initial success in the…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseBoth the Scotland Office and the Northern Ireland Office tell me that the Northern Ireland enhanced investment zone is still alive and still in play, and has not fallen into the…12 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationThis is a multiheaded hydra of a problem; there is no doubt about that. One of the ways in which we could begin to tackle it is by using the proper language. Can we please stop…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryI agree that it is important that the voices of people directly involved in the industry, both onshore and offshore, are heard. On the TCA negotiations, nothing—not quota or…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this important debate. Fish…28 Nov 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryI was involved with the seafood industry in the early days of Brexit as a special adviser with the Scotland Office, and we found that much of the problems with live export,…28 Nov 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonI make it clear that Conservative Members regard this as a very grave matter. We are taking it seriously, and we are also dealing in facts. Turning to veracity, then, can we hear…27 Nov 2024HANSARDBudgetWith 14 miles between my constituency of Dumfries and Galloway and Northern Ireland, I know how much we have in common. Unfortunately, we also share the fact that hospitality…27 Nov 2024HANSARDUK Air and Missile DefencesI thank the hon. Member for giving way; he has done so already. Scotland is a tremendous asset in defence. Companies right across the country provide enormous pieces of equipment,…27 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP29As champions of the North sea, the previous Government underpinned 200,000 jobs right across the UK. What does the Secretary of State say to Offshore Energies UK, which says that…26 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsIsrael is a democracy. In the past, its courts have shown themselves unafraid to put even senior politicians on trial. What assessment has the Minister made of the Israelis’ own…25 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsIn government, my party championed North sea oil and gas, securing 200,000 jobs, not just in Scotland but right across this country, in every constituency—including mine, rural…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Armed Forces Commissioner BillMy constituent Major Charles Milroy, who served for a long time in the reserves, pointed out that on deployment it was often difficult for the reserves to access the support in…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe previous Government identified the A75 road as of crucial importance to the UK as a whole, so despite the fact that transport is a devolved matter, money was earmarked for…14 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsLate in 1745, Dumfries was menaced by the Young Pretender, Bonnie Prince Charlie, who demanded cash and shoes as he retreated north. Today, Dumfries and Galloway is threatened by…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesFarmers in Dumfries and Galloway, who have been contacting me over the weekend, are not shroud-waving—let us be clear about that. Less clear are the figures. The NFU says that as…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI am aghast to hear that it is scaremongering to talk about the damage being done to agriculture. I can tell the House that the howls of concern in Dumfries and Galloway are real.…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSectoral Collective BargainingUndoubtedly, Government legislation is empowering the unions—we saw that this week when the Secretary of State for Scotland was unable to meet CBI Scotland, an important body,…31 Oct 2024