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HANSARDEconomic GrowthI certainly agree that Scotland needs change. There has been an industrial level of waste by the Scottish Government in relation to money. Half a billion pounds has been spent on…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe last time I checked, it was actually Scottish Conservative votes in Holyrood that sustained Alex Salmond’s Government in power, so we are not going to take any lectures from…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEconomic GrowthThe hon. Lady’s question tells us everything we need to know about the base politics of the SNP, which suggest that those who are pro national security are somehow anti-Scottish.…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyLast month, alongside the Chancellor, I met oil and gas industry leaders to discuss the impact of geopolitical volatility on energy prices. The Chancellor reaffirmed her…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyI respectfully point out that it was the Conservative Government who introduced the EPL. Why did they do so? They did it in order to deal with excess profits generated by a…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits LevyMay I pay generous tribute to my hon. Friend for her tireless efforts on behalf of her constituents in relation to the challenge faced by the Mossmorran workforce? She has been a…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesThe UK Government stand ready to provide the support needed by families in response to recent events in the middle east. The Prime Minister has set out our plan to deal with the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDChild PovertyTackling child poverty is fundamental to the work of this Labour Government. In December, we published our ambitious and comprehensive UK-wide child poverty strategy. It sets out…15 Apr 2026HANSARDChild PovertyFirst, on the conduct of the Government: the Conservatives in government pushed kids into poverty; Labour in government lifts kids out of poverty. We would have hoped for a better…15 Apr 2026HANSARDChild PovertyIt is always important for the electorate to use their votes wisely, but the fact is that there are two parties that are deeply threatened by Scottish Labour’s emergence as the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesI see that the Under-Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, my hon. Friend the Member for Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West (Martin McCluskey), is on the Front Bench…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Global instability, including the recent events in Iran, has exposed the risks of relying on fossil fuel markets that the United Kingdom…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesThe difficulty with the point that the Scottish Conservatives are making is that they are in denial of their record. We lost 70,000 jobs in the North sea when the hon. Gentleman…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesEconomic illiteracy is not limited to the Benches of the House of Commons; it extends to the First Minister. Let us take the example of Berwick Bank, the largest offshore wind…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy PricesThere goes the SNP talking up Reform again. When will SNP Members learn that it is possible to be anti-nationalist without being anti-Scottish? That party promised a publicly…15 Apr 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits Levy: Gas SectorFirst, I respectfully remind the hon. Gentleman that it was the Conservatives who brought in the energy profits levy in 2022. Oil and gas will be a central part of the energy mix…25 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Manufacturing JobsI find myself in agreement with the hon. Gentleman. With that biggest sustained increase in defence expenditure since the cold war—not simply in Scotland, where defence supports…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits Levy: Gas SectorI do not know whether the hon. Gentleman had a chance to listen to what was on the radio this morning about bills and the progress being made. [ Interruption. ] Well, let us…25 Feb 2026HANSARDDefence Manufacturing JobsI had the chance to visit the Leonardo facility with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Defence in recent weeks and saw for myself the transformation it had witnessed…25 Feb 2026HANSARDEnergy Profits Levy: Gas SectorMy hon. Friend is entirely right. I had the opportunity to visit the Navantia yard in Methil just a couple of weeks ago. It is just over a year ago that we as a Labour Government…25 Feb 2026