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HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeI thank the hon. and gallant Gentleman for that, and for his service with the RAF. He is absolutely correct. In this country, our forces are highly prized for our superb technical…16 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeI thank the hon. Member for that point. He is absolutely correct and he also referred to the fact that he, too, has Thales in his constituency, or close to it. That is the thing…16 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeI am happy to give way to my near-neighbour.16 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeI beg to move, That this House has considered the RAF E-7 Wedgetail programme. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. Victory in the battle of Britain…16 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeAs the Chair of the Defence Committee, the hon. Member is very knowledgeable about this subject, and I hope that we will tease out today much of what he raised—we may actually get…16 Jul 2025HANSARD RAF E-7 Wedgetail ProgrammeI thank the hon. Gentleman, my near-constituency neighbour, for that intervention. There is something of a hostile environment for defence companies in Scotland, because the SNP…16 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish Agriculture14. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on supporting Scottish agriculture.09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureWe Conservatives were vilified when we pointed out that the vindictive changes to farming reliefs were going to damage jobs in rural Scotland. The Scotland Office conducted its…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Post Office Horizon Inquiry: Volume 1As a member of the Business and Trade Committee, I was aghast to find that the Capture system predates Horizon and goes as far back as 1992; so we are 33 years on. The Minister…08 Jul 2025HANSARDA75 and A77 Roads: Economic Impact1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the adequacy of the A75 and A77 roads leading to Cairnryan ferry port on the Northern Ireland economy.02 Jul 2025HANSARDA75 and A77 Roads: Economic ImpactThere cannot be a person in Northern Ireland who has not either been along the A75 or the A77 or had something delivered to them that has been driven through the ferry port at…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. It is customary to congratulate the hon. Member who secured the debate, but I would like to go further: the hon. Member…01 Jul 2025HANSARDRed Arrows7. What steps he is taking to maintain the capability of the Red Arrows.30 Jun 2025HANSARD Glastonbury Festival: BBC CoverageA blind man on a horse could see that there were going to be difficulties broadcasting a band called Kneecap, named after a terrorist punishment, who had called for the death of…30 Jun 2025HANSARDRed ArrowsThe TSR-2 aircraft was a world beater. Unfortunately, the only thing that it could not beat in a dog fight was a Labour Government, who knew the cost of everything and the value…30 Jun 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsThe situation in Scotland is very difficult. I welcome the news that we are to go further with our at-sea deterrents, and of course the nuclear missile Trident boats are based at…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Floating Solar PanelsI thank the Minister for allowing me to intervene again. She is making a powerful argument for looking again at the CfD scheme, which is notoriously complicated and very…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Floating Solar PanelsI thank my hon. and gallant Friend for allowing me to intervene. We are told that there is nothing new under the sun, but he is describing something that ticks both boxes—it is…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Floating Solar PanelsI am very grateful to my hon. and gallant Friend for giving way a second time. I do wonder if I may have stumbled across another advantage to floating solar, which may not have…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Floating Solar PanelsThe Minister is right to point to the figures now, but this is a growing problem. One of the difficulties with the land that goes under solar panels is that it tends to be…26 Jun 2025