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HANSARD Budget: ScotlandThe highest!07 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastal Infrastructure: ScotlandI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing this debate. As others have said, this is his second Adjournment debate in a matter…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025The speech from the shadow Minister goes to the heart of the issue with the current Conservative party in abandoning some of their previous work purely for political expediency.…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under…26 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024Yes, just in time. I also pass on the apologies of the Secretary of State for Scotland, who is appearing before a Select Committee. The order is the result of collaborative…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024I thank the shadow Secretary of State for his contribution and welcome his support for the order. Obviously, I agree about the need to maintain the integrity of the UK extradition…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to serve…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: ScotlandWe have committed to Scottish representation on the Migration Advisory Committee, which would go a long way to dealing with these issues, but it is for the Scottish Government to…30 Oct 2024HANSARDDefence Jobs: ScotlandThe Secretary of State has regular discussions with the Ministry of Defence on supporting Scotland’s defence sector, which makes a vital contribution to growth in both Scotland…30 Oct 2024HANSARDDefence Jobs: ScotlandMy hon. Friend has been a champion for the defence sector in his constituency since his election, and I commend him for that work. I agree that it is essential that any Government…30 Oct 2024HANSARDArts Funding: ScotlandThe Scotland Office is committed to championing Scottish arts, and regularly showcases the sector’s significant cultural and economic contributions to UK and Scottish Government…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: ScotlandMy hon. Friend will know that the House recently gave the Employment Rights Bill its Second Reading. Shamefully, the Conservative party opposes the Bill, which is the biggest…30 Oct 2024HANSARDArts Funding: ScotlandThe hon. Lady has a background in performing arts, and brings her experience to this House. I agree with her: Scottish artists are world-renowned, and it is important to them and…30 Oct 2024HANSARDArts Funding: ScotlandI welcome my hon. Friend’s comments, including those about my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray). I was pleased to attend his debate in…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: ScotlandThe Government will work closely with the Migration Advisory Committee. We welcome the contribution that migrants make to the economy, but we will take no lessons from a party…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: ScotlandI send our congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for High Peak (Jon Pearce) on the birth of his daughter, and I agree with what my hon. Friend the Member for East…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights: ScotlandWe will take absolutely no lessons on employment rights from the Conservative party, which left us with a £22 billion black hole in the public finances that we are having to pick…30 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024. It is a pleasure to serve under your…30 Oct 2024HANSARDDraft Scotland Act 1998 (Specification of Devolved Tax) (Building Safety) Order 2024I thank the shadow Secretary of State for his contribution, and I echo his comments both on the work of officials and on his own work before the election on progressing the order.…30 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyIt is a pleasure, Mr Dowd, to serve under your chairmanship and speak on behalf of the Government for the first time. I begin by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for…15 Oct 2024