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HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureThe Scottish Government have been given a record settlement in the devolution era, and it is for the devolved Governments to allocate their funding in devolved areas as they see…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureOur message to the farming community, including the National Farmers Union of Scotland—I meet its representatives regularly and, indeed, spoke at its annual conference—is that…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureI agree with my hon. Friend that the Scottish Government have been blessed with a record settlement in the devolution era. The difficulty for those of us on the Labour Benches who…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureI would be delighted to report back to the House and Scotland’s rural communities, including my own in Midlothian, about the outcomes of the farming roundtable. We heard directly…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSupporting Scottish AgricultureThose three trade deals are some of the proudest achievements of this Labour Government, and they will disproportionately benefit Scotland. As I have already said, it is home to…09 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025: ScotlandI would be delighted to come to Dundee and hear from people directly, but I say gently to the hon. Gentleman that problems at the University of Dundee are a function of the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025: ScotlandWe are in ongoing conversation with the Scottish Government on all manner of policies where there is an interplay between reserved and devolved matters. The Scottish Government…02 Jul 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025: ScotlandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing this debate on the…02 Jul 2025HANSARDVeteransI am pleased to join my hon. Friend in welcoming the strategic defence review, which was launched by the Prime Minister in Scotland on Monday and included more than £400 million…04 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransI wish to thank veterans for their service, and their families for the sacrifices that enabled it. As it is Volunteers Week, may I place on record my thanks and those of the whole…04 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Glasgow City RegionIt does, but I am afraid that the SNP seems determined to hoard powers and funding, rather than passing them to communities. There is no better example of that than the Labour-run…04 Jun 2025HANSARDNational Wealth Fund: Glasgow City RegionThe National Wealth Fund has made its first Scottish investment in the Glasgow city region, which is one of four areas across the UK selected for a strategic partnership with the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDHigher EducationScotland’s universities are of course world-class, but I am very concerned about the financial difficulties faced by several of them. As the hon. Lady will know, higher education…04 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransWhen this Government took office, we inherited a £22 billion black hole, which required emergency action. We said at the time that our decision on the winter fuel payment was a…04 Jun 2025HANSARDVeteransI am delighted to join the hon. Gentleman in thanking Betty for all her efforts. He will know that, in the review, work has been undertaken on justice for LGBT people in our armed…04 Jun 2025HANSARDHigher EducationWe are in ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government and Scottish universities, but I want to be absolutely definitive about this, because there has been some confusion in…04 Jun 2025HANSARDHigher EducationI think I did hear something about the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) getting lost in Hamilton this weekend, and sculking behind the bins before he was sent packing by the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEconomic Co-operation: Scotland and Northern IrelandOur recent trade deals with the United States, India and the EU will improve access to vital markets for businesses in both Scotland and Northern Ireland. These are deals with the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEconomic Co-operation: Scotland and Northern IrelandI would be delighted to see more trade between Scotland and Northern Ireland. I will happily meet colleagues in the Northern Ireland Office to explore that.04 Jun 2025HANSARDEconomic Co-operation: Scotland and Northern IrelandI agree with my hon. Friend that it is astonishing that we see ranged on the Opposition Benches numerous people who have talked down the potential of Scotland’s exporters, and who…04 Jun 2025