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HANSARD Direct Ferry Links: Scotland and Mainland EuropeI beg to move, That this House has considered direct ferry links between Scotland and mainland Europe. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Connectivity…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Direct Ferry Links: Scotland and Mainland EuropeDoes the Minister accept that, even in Northern Ireland, much freight is now heading south to the Republic to take direct ferry access to Europe, rather than following the land…12 Jan 2022HANSARD Direct Ferry Links: Scotland and Mainland EuropeI absolutely commend the efforts of the hon. Member for Dunfermline and West Fife, and I agree with my hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Neale Hanvey) that it…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPrisons StrategyAll this will impact significantly, and perhaps severely in some instances, on prison staff. So far the Government have refused to recognise Prison Service staff as a uniformed…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Offshore Renewables Wind SectorI beg to move, That this House has considered securing employment and community benefit in the offshore renewables wind sector. It is pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Offshore Renewables Wind SectorMy apologies, Mr Betts; I am aware.30 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore EmploymentCommunities must have local as well as large-scale projects such as turbine manufacturing, which Scotland is sadly missing out on, but communities such as my own in East Lothian…03 Nov 2021HANSARDRenewables and Green Energy: Onshore Employment8. What steps he is taking to support onshore employment from renewables and other forms of green energy in Scotland.03 Nov 2021HANSARD Shipbuilding and Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd InsolvencyDoes the Minister accept that procurement, liquidation and administration are aspects of company law that are reserved to Westminster? On that basis, is he prepared to meet me to…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Shipbuilding and Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd InsolvencyThis debate goes to the heart of two Scottish institutions. The first is Caledonian MacBrayne—CalMac—which provides lifeline services to the Scottish highlands and islands and…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Shipbuilding and Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd InsolvencyI agree with my hon. Friend. The history of Scottish shipbuilding is a fantastic record, but it also has a future. To have a future, it has to be not simply on the upper Clyde but…02 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesFirst, I require to put on record the fact that it is perverse that COP26 is taking place in Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, yet the Scottish Government will not be formally…21 Oct 2021HANSARDEffective and Accountable Justice3. What steps she is taking with the Secretary of State for Justice to ensure an effective and accountable criminal justice system.16 Sept 2021HANSARDEffective and Accountable JusticeAs a former Scottish Justice Secretary, I am well aware of Scotland’s distinct legal jurisdiction, but broadcasting and human rights are reserved responsibilities. Craig Murray, a…16 Sept 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsOur benefits system in the United Kingdom has gone through many changes and iterations since it was first devised in the Beveridge plan back during world war two. It was felt…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThat is a past debate, and the people of Scotland will decide the future in a referendum in due course. Let me deal with the warning. It comes not from the OSCE, which has been…07 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Scottish communities, other than those in Shetland, failed to benefit from the North sea oil and gas bounty landing on their shores. Now that the North sea’s offshore wind is…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI have two caveats and two anecdotes. First, all legislation requires to be taken in the round and in the general context that Members have mentioned, and that is why I am…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Scotland Act 1998: Role of the Lord AdvocateI believe that many of the ills that afflict Scotland can be laid at the door of this Tory Government. The Tories have not been elected in Scotland not just for the 55 years of…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillWith regard to serious and organised crime, certainly in Scotland, and I think through the NCA, it has already been mapped. We know who it is; what we require to do is to work…20 Jul 2021