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HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI do not know whether this is really necessary, but given that I mentioned the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Torcuil Crichton), I should put on the record, in case there…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThe hon. Gentleman’s final point is absolutely on the money. He is spot on. We are back to the old contest between price and value. The value of the service is understood by my…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesThat is absolutely correct. I am very familiar with the north Antrim coast: I was born and brought up on a farm 12 miles north of it, in the south-east corner of Islay, that…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesYes. I have got about another three paragraphs; I will get to them eventually.14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of coastguard search and rescue helicopter services. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Furniss. I am…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesI thank everybody who has contributed, by speech or intervention, to the debate and I particularly thank the Minister—that is exceptionally good news, which will be very welcome.…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesYes, indeed. As I said to my hon. Friend earlier, my father, who is now 93, worked for many years as what was then called a coastguard auxiliary—we would now call them a…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Scotland: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on obtaining time for this timely…08 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]I am aware of the duty to keep this under review, but that will surely be overridden, because the primary duty remains to maximise the return for the Crown Estate. I am quite…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaDo the Government acknowledge that what is happening in northern Gaza is a campaign of ethnic cleansing? If the Minister does not, what would he call it?07 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]Salmon farming is enormously important in my community and in many other communities around the highlands and islands. Those communities will not be affected by this apparently,…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]I understand that the Minister is proposing that, in relation to the seabed, the Crown Estate will be a licensing authority for renewable energy projects and will now be able to…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Budget: ScotlandOne other thing that the Budget did was to remove the ringfence around agricultural support payments. Surely an intervention as significant as that in the operation of a UK-wide…07 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt would be helpful if the Secretary of State encouraged Sir Jon to engage with parliamentarians across the House. The necessary changes that he has outlined will take time,…19 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI agree very much with my hon. Friend on this point. The 2030 road map for UK-Israel bilateral relations, however, has extensive provision in relation to defence and security. It…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Financial Inclusion: Rural AreasWe tend to think of the issue as being principally about people having access to cash, but in communities like mine, where a lot of cruise ships come in the summer, tour guides…11 Dec 2024HANSARDGenomics Databases6. What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on the potential merits of designating genomics databases as critical…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGenomics DatabasesI take it that genomics databases will not be designated as critical national infrastructure, then, which was the question. As the Government seek to reset the relationship with…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Tax“Working people” hardly does justice to farmers. Some of my young constituents told me they were working for returns of about £6 an hour. There is a reason I chose not to become a…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxWill the Minister give way?04 Dec 2024