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HANSARDClean Power by 2030I thank the hon. Lady for chairing the Committee—she was the driving force behind the report. The curtailment costs demonstrate quite how meagre the community benefits are. I do…11 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Power by 2030It would have been helpful if the Conservative Government had made it mandatory 12 years ago, but they did not. Although I applaud the Scottish Government for doing so, they…11 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Power by 2030It is a privilege to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee for affording me the opportunity to make a statement on the…11 Jun 2026HANSARDClean Power by 2030That is a bit of a curveball. That is not something I know anything about. If the Minister is better informed, maybe he can answer.11 Jun 2026HANSARDPromoting Scottish Interests AbroadScotland exports 10 to 12 times more electricity than it needs. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is doing a review of community benefits, and we are very concerned…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsWe are waiting for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to come up with the results of the community benefit consultation. The highlands only got £9 million of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy CostsWe are waiting for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to come up with the results of the community benefit consultation. The highlands only got £9 million of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentMay I intervene, please?08 Jun 2026HANSARDProgression of Bills through ParliamentIn my constituency, I am getting a substantial amount of mail in my inbox from people who are glad that the Bill has been turned away. What they really wanted to see was…08 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityTo support the hon. Gentleman’s argument about the price of electricity, renewable energy is largely generated in Scotland, north Wales and south-west England. We have the highest…19 May 2026HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Scotland) Regulations 2026If the Minister will allow me, I will make more of an intervention than a speech. The Liberal Democrats very much welcome the £150—thank you very much—but I suspect that that…27 Apr 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural Homes12. What steps he is taking to support rural homes that use heating oil.24 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil: Rural HomesIn the remote highlands and islands, where mains gas is not available, where we have the highest level of fuel poverty in Britain, where local households and businesses rely on…24 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy Security and Net Zero: ScotlandDo you agree that £9 million in total community benefit for the highlands, and £30 million for Scotland as a whole, is a paltry amount for a multibillion-pound industry?04 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorI congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing the debate. I want to speak briefly about mental health charities.…03 Mar 2026HANSARDFirearms LicensingWill the hon. Member consider the impact of defining what a farmer is? Is it somebody who is part time and has another job? Is it a vermin control guy? I do not think we can take…23 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyA year ago in my constituency, Lewis Knox, aged 16, Fergus Ward, aged 17, and Jordan Cameron, aged 17, went off the road and died—no other car was involved. It was an enormous…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyAll the evidence shows that graduated driving licence schemes work extremely well in reducing the number of serious incidents. I have one more statistic to finish with. In 2024,…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesThe Scottish Affairs Committee is doing an inquiry into the viability of high streets. We heard from a professor at Glasgow University who specialises in the subject, and he made…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI have spent a great deal of my life looking at small businesses. There are 4.1 million sole traders or self-employed people in the UK and that £90,000 VAT restriction is a block…03 Feb 2026