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HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. Since he arrived here in July, he has been a significant champion of the creative industries and the arts. The example he gave of 10…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyWe saw last week the Government’s commitment to carbon capture and storage. I am happy to take those points away and ensure that they are communicated to the Secretary of State…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyThe food and drink sector will play a crucial role in the future of the Scottish economy. I am referring not just to the whisky sector, which my hon. Friend has mentioned and…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI agree. I know from experience in my own constituency with James Watt college in Greenock—now part of West College Scotland—that there have been issues with investment in…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI would say that it does have a great future. I am not dismissing the fact that there are issues within the Scottish universities sector, which many of my hon. Friends laid out…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI thank my hon. Friend for welcoming the launch of the industrial strategy yesterday. It is important that we ensure that any opportunities from the university sector are spread…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI understand the importance of the Highlands and Islands development board. My partner’s grandfather arrived in Scotland only because he was the chief engineer in the Cruachan…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyPorts are essential to the future of our country, and coming from a constituency with an important and thriving port, I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We are taking tough…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI welcome that comment from my hon. Friend, and also congratulate him on his election to the Treasury Committee, where I am sure he will make a great contribution. He has set out…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyI thank the hon Member for his intervention, and for the points he made about the importance of working together—not just between the UK and Scottish Governments, but across these…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Clean Energy Superpower MissionI congratulate the Secretary of State on his new position. He was lucky enough to visit my constituency during the election campaign and to visit the port of Greenock, where he…18 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns), who spoke with such passion, and the…18 Jul 2024