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HANSARDDraft Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Efford. As we have heard, the main purpose of the order is to make consequential amendments to UK legislation to ensure that…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityIt is an honour to follow my constituency neighbour across the border, the hon. Member for Hexham (Joe Morris). Today’s debate is on a topic that interests me greatly as the son…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityMy right hon. Friend makes an excellent point about both the funding arrangements and the tax changes that have been speculated about in the press. Farmers are in the dark about…08 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Government of Wales Act 2006 (Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Vickers. While, as we have heard, this is simply a technical instrument to amend schedule 9A of the Government of Wales Act to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDAnniversary of 7 October Attacks: Middle EastHezbollah began its latest assault on Israel on 8 October, the day after Hamas’s attacks on Israel. The Iran-backed terror group has fired more than 12,000 rockets towards Israel…07 Oct 2024HANSARDFunding for FarmingBeing an MP for the Scottish Borders, I am lucky enough to represent some of the best farmers and food producers in the whole of the UK. However, as we have heard, the new…12 Sept 2024HANSARDFunding for Farming10. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for farming.12 Sept 2024HANSARDClean Energy ProjectsI congratulate new Ministers on their appointments. The last Conservative Government spearheaded various clean energy schemes for Wales, including the Celtic freeport, which has…11 Sept 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryToday the Government are expected to unveil details of their steel plan for south Wales. From what has been briefed to the press, it seems that the new deal is, at its core, the…11 Sept 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryThe fact remains that key parts of the deal, as it appears in the press, appear to be largely unchanged from what was agreed before, including almost £100 million to help…11 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy IndustryThe Rosebank oilfield will provide more than £6 billion of investment in UK-based businesses. The Jackdaw oilfield will cater for the energy needs of 1.4 million UK households.…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsLabour is taking a leaf from the SNP playbook by refusing to take responsibility for its own actions. This is happening because of choices made by this Labour Government that have…04 Sept 2024HANSARDRelationship between UK and Scottish GovernmentsI, too, start by congratulating both Ministers on their appointment to the Scotland Office. I loved my time at the Scotland Office, and I know they will be very well supported by…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI am grateful to hon. Members for their important contributions to the debate. A number of Members expressed surprise that we are having this debate. I am surprised by their…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI could not be clearer that this is an example of both Governments working together to agree what is in the best interests of Scotland. It is now for the Scottish Government to…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThis Conservative Government have prudently managed this country’s finances, unlike the Scottish Government, who continue to slash frontline public services across Scotland,…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI am grateful to the hon. Member for making that point, and I will come to some of the allegations made about Scotland’s budget shortly. The hon. Member for Glasgow South made a…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawI beg to move, That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Increase of Borrowing Limits) Order 2024, which was laid before this House on 17 April, be approved. I am grateful for the…21 May 2024HANSARD Constitutional LawThe hon. Member and his hon. Friends on the nationalist Benches continue to obsess about independence, but he seems to forget that the people of Scotland had their say back in…21 May 2024HANSARDYouth Mobility: European Commission SchemeI am in touch with Home Office Ministers regularly to discuss immigration matters that affect Scotland. This Government have youth mobility schemes agreed with 13 countries and we…01 May 2024