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HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilOil and gas from the North sea will remain part of our energy system for decades to come. As a Government, we are strengthening our energy security, and as part of that effort, we…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilAs I sought to reflect in the first answer, oil and gas will be a central part of our energy mix in the United Kingdom for decades to come, but it is also right to recognise that…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilI find myself in agreement with my hon. Friend from the Western Isles. The North sea has provided decades of good jobs, not just for people from the Western Isles and across…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilWhere to begin? We have a Government that have invested in GB Energy and that have a transition fund up against an Opposition that abjectly failed in their responsibilities…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilI gently remind the shadow Secretary of State that there is a difference between abuse and argument, and in relation to his substantive arguments, of course I am happy to be…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesThis Government are taking action to support vulnerable families this winter, including by expanding the warm home discount scheme, which means that more than 500,000 households…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesCommunities can feel tangible benefits, but those community benefits are largely voluntary at the moment. The hon. Gentleman makes an important point, however; that is why this…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumI was elected on a very clear manifesto, which made clear that this UK Labour Government do not support independence or another referendum. If, after 18 years, the SNP is not…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumAs my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland made clear, we have committed £5.2 billion to the Scottish Government this year—the largest settlement in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy PricesThe good news is that those in receipt of pension credit that tops them up to a minimum weekly income will continue to receive the discount automatically. The scheme is opening…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumWell, Mr Speaker, the quality of the SNP’s contributions does not seem to have improved since 2007, and neither has its arguments. In the face of failing schools and hospitals,…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumI am a great fan of Para Handy, the Vital Spark and the Waverley, but I would not want to offer them in the face of Vladimir Putin as an approach to Euro-Atlantic security. The…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumReturning to the Dispatch Box as the Secretary of State for Scotland, I think it is striking that the SNP’s answers are no better than they were in 2017, 2014 or 2021. I simply…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumI sense that it might be myself. We would take seriously any SNP majority, but if the SNP is returned to office, I hope it will do better than it has done over the past 18 years.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDScottish Independence ReferendumNot least because he has just turned up, let me say that I always agree with my boss. The reality is that we are clear and unequivocal that we do not want the break-up of the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRepublic of Korea: Fifth Round of Free Trade NegotiationsThe fifth round of negotiations on an upgraded free trade agreement with the Republic of Korea took place in Seoul between 7 and 11 July 2025. Total trade between the UK and RoK…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: ImplementationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am struggling to keep up with the Conservative party’s position as to whether deals have been done. As I recollect, 34,000 workers in Jaguar…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: ImplementationI thank my hon. Friend for his question. I express my regret that that business, like so many across the country, finds itself buried in red tape as a consequence of the…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: ImplementationWell, well, well; the grievance machine is being fired up again by the Scottish National party, even at the last Business and Trade questions. The reality is that the changes made…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: ImplementationI saw that the general secretary of the GMB was focused on exactly those issues in relation to the ceramics industry this week, and I applaud the concern he has shown for a key…17 Jul 2025