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HANSARD Eastern Link Undersea Cable Electricity GenerationI think many would concur with that, which I also think is a matter for Ofgem, although no doubt the Minister will reply. Scotland’s natural bounty and the grid constraint clearly…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Eastern Link Undersea Cable Electricity GenerationThe Eastern High-Voltage Direct Current Link is a multibillion-pound project, taking up to 4 GW of clean power from Scotland to England via HVDC subsea cables. That is enough to…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters and Social Tariffs)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to abolish higher standing charges for customers with pre-payment meters; to require energy companies to provide social…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs (Pre-payment Meters and Social Tariffs)Indeed. The fact that Scotland is energy-rich yet Scots are fuel-poor is absurd, and it is shameful that that should be replicated across the UK. Worse than that is the perversity…19 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsIt has. The right hon. Gentleman raises two issues, including the community benefit that there should be. I pay tribute to Mr Clark and Shetland Islands Council, who negotiated…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing the debate and on an…18 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe world has seen this dogma over orthodoxy before in Pinochet’s Chile with the adoption of the Chicago Boys. That tanked the Chilean economy, and this will do the same to the UK…23 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsAlthough any help is welcome, this package is insufficient by far for the poor and generous in the extreme for the rich. The perversity of having an energy-rich Scotland and…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. Like others, I congratulate the hon. Member for Lanark and Hamilton East (Angela Crawley) on securing the debate. I…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Employment Law: Devolution to ScotlandThat shows the illogicality of the current devolved set-up. We obviously have seen changes—some have come through Smith, some have come through Calman and some have come through…06 Sept 2022HANSARDWorld Press Freedom DayIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins). His speech was not just…21 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The poorest in this country currently pay the highest fuel costs through prepayment meters that have higher standing charges and higher tariffs. Belgium ensures a social…08 Jun 2022HANSARDPorts (Forth and Clyde)I beg to move, That this House has considered regulation of ports and maximising economic and maritime potential on the Forth and the Clyde. It is a pleasure to serve under your…07 Jun 2022HANSARD Dialysis Care OutcomesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. First, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate and for putting…19 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesAll speeches, especially those outlining a programme for government, take place within a context and against a backdrop. I am talking about not just the rising cost of living, but…17 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhile Ofgem can cap rising gas and electricity bills, other fuels such as heating oil, liquefied petroleum gas and solid fuel remain unregulated. Many households in rural Scotland…23 Mar 2022HANSARD In-work PovertyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Ms Rees. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) for securing the debate and for his comments. In-work…16 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Infrastructure Projects7. What recent estimate he has made of the value of infrastructure projects to be delivered through the national infrastructure and construction pipeline.01 Feb 2022HANSARDNational Infrastructure ProjectsThe first great energy revolution of oil and gas saw Scottish communities largely miss out, other than in Shetland. The offshore renewables revolution is occurring off East…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Direct Ferry Links: Scotland and Mainland EuropeI think that is something that should be done by the UK Government, but, as I will go on to say, transport—certainly maritime transport—is largely devolved, which is why my…12 Jan 2022