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HANSARD Business of the HouseIt is hard to know which is worse: the continued robbery of Scotland’s vast energy wealth while one in three house- holds in Scotland exist in fuel poverty, or the Scottish…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumI thank the Minister for giving way. However, I need to go back to my first request for an intervention. He was complaining about using valuable time in the Chamber for a debate…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumMr Deputy Speaker, I am equally— [ Interruption. ] Yes, my hon. Friend has put the hon. Member for Moray (Douglas Ross) in his place. Anyway, the Treasury is happy to siphon off…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumI thank my hon. Friend for that important piece of information. It underscores that there is need for much more robust and firm action from the Scottish independence movement, to…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumThe hon. Gentleman hit the nail on the head when he said that we will absolutely not agree on anything he said.21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumI am going to begin where I left off on 1 February this year when I moved my Scotland (Self-Determination) Bill. It is important to establish how far this Government and the party…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumThe hon. Gentleman is making really important and valid observations. Those are the key tactics that we need to adopt. Whichever UK Prime Minister comes next, while they may have…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention, but I would be the last person to speak for the SNP Government in Scotland. I refer back to my party leader’s excellent tenure as…21 Nov 2023HANSARDICC: Government SupportIt should go without saying that the International Criminal Court needs to be able to do its work unimpeded if it is to establish when collateral damage transcends into deliberate…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and that is a key element of my contribution to this debate. Put plainly, a section 30 order to temporarily transfer those powers to…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence Referendumrose —21 Nov 2023HANSARDICC: Government Support2. What additional (a) financial and (b) practical support the Government plans to provide the International Criminal Court for its war crime investigations.21 Nov 2023HANSARD Scotland: Further Independence ReferendumYou can’t knock his enthusiasm, Mr Deputy Speaker. Neither the Labour nor the Conservative parties have protected our economy, and any fantasy that pleas for more devolution will…21 Nov 2023HANSARDTrident Nuclear Programme6. If he will make an estimate of the annual maintenance and running costs of the Trident nuclear programme.20 Nov 2023HANSARDTrident Nuclear ProgrammeThe estimated costs of Trident’s renewal stand at the moment at £31 billion, with a further £10 billion earmarked for contingency. We know that containment of nuclear material is…20 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsLast week, Members from across the House heard testimony from a young Israeli man who lost both his peace-campaigning parents in the 7 October attack. This morning, we heard from…15 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseA recent ruling by the inner house of the Court of Session in Edinburgh put beyond any doubt that the ill-conceived Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill of the Scottish…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Artificial Intelligence Safety SummitDuring the covid pandemic, one of my greatest concerns was the over-reliance on and the promotion of lateral flow devices as a gold standard, as it were, of testing and…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThe hon. Gentleman is making some really important points, many of which are to be applauded. One significant point is how do we make that transition away from hydrocarbons and…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThere is not an awful lot to talk about in this King’s Speech. Certainly there is not a lot to encourage the people of England, Wales, Ireland or, indeed, Scotland. In fact, there…09 Nov 2023