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HANSARDDefence Skills: FifeI pay tribute to my hon. Friend, who is a tireless advocate for the people of Fife and, indeed, for its outstanding college. Our officials are in discussions with both the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumStill none.15 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Skills: FifeAs part of the £50 million Scotland defence growth deal, we have confirmed £5 million for the Arrol Gibb Innovation Campus at Rosyth, helping to develop the advanced manufacturing…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumI am glad to see that SNP Members are staying classy, as usual. On the matter of personnel choices, I am not sure that my first go-to source would be the First Minister, because…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumThe Chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee speaks with her characteristic wisdom and authority on these matters. It seems that the only output that is rising on the SNP’s watch…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumI am not sure whether paying generous tribute to the right hon. Gentleman for his question and the wisdom thereof will impair my prospects. Of course, devolution provides us with…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumThere is a serious point to start the answer, which is that I have always believed that to be pro-Scottish, you do not need to be anti-English. We should be bigger and more…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumYes. Ours is a politics of solidarity, co-operation and togetherness. We had a manifesto commitment not only opposing independence, but opposing a further referendum, and we stand…15 Jul 2026HANSARDIndependence ReferendumThis is now almost a matter of ancient history, but in the forgotten referendum that took place under the last Labour Government, I was proud to campaign alongside the hon.…15 Jul 2026HANSARDDevolved PowersI welcome the hon. Member to her place and congratulate her on her recent by-election victory. This Government’s focus is to make the existing devolution settlement work…15 Jul 2026HANSARDDevolved PowersI could not agree more. My own mother worked for many years in the NHS in Ayrshire, at Crosshouse hospital. The Scottish Government are, alas, letting those dedicated NHS workers…15 Jul 2026HANSARDDevolved PowersI hardly think that the SNP mismanagement the hon. Gentleman rightly describes should damn devolution in the eyes of everyone in this Chamber. It is perfectly possible to drive a…15 Jul 2026HANSARDDevolved PowersAn awareness of all those issues is not simply for the incoming Prime Minister, but for anybody who reads a newspaper in Scotland. What we have witnessed is a travesty of the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNew Nuclear Energy ProjectsGreat British Energy Nuclear’s technical study, which was recently published, confirms that Scotland possesses land areas with high potential for new nuclear development. Such…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNew Nuclear Energy ProjectsWhether it is Hunterston in my hon. Friend’s constituency or Torness in my own constituency, Scotland has a proud history of harnessing civil nuclear power to bring jobs and…15 Jul 2026HANSARDDevolved PowersThe SNP seems to respect every vote, apart from the constitutional referendum, in which 84% of the Scottish people exercised their democratic choice. The hon. Member she says that…15 Jul 2026HANSARDNew Nuclear Energy ProjectsYes. On that there is cross-party consensus. I can attest to that as the constituency Member of Parliament in Lothian East, where we have had decades of not just sustainable power…15 Jul 2026HANSARDCity Region DealsCity region and growth deals are having a visible and transformative impact on regional economies across Scotland. Built on more than £1.5 billion of UK Government investment, the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDCity Region DealsIn the words of the incoming Prime Minister, we’re up for it, as far as devolving power from Holyrood is concerned. Alas, many of the powers rest with the Scottish Government. We…15 Jul 2026HANSARDCity Region DealsLet me assure my hon. Friend that we are committed to bringing economic opportunity to every part of Scotland. Unlocking the economic potential of sites exactly like the…15 Jul 2026