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HANSARDPrivilegeWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2022HANSARDPrivilegeI have been in this House for 21 years, and as you know, Madam Deputy Speaker, I have been a member of the House of Commons Commission for something like four years. I had…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingI do not have time, I am sorry. The last theme I want to mention comes up very often in these debates and that is the shortage of labour. I am sorry to Conservative colleagues,…23 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court DecisionThis ruling is bad for the Government, and I do not think they quite see that yet. This ruling confronts the Scottish people with the fact that there is no legal or democratic…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingThank you, Sir Gary; I will ensure that trend is kept to. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) on securing a thoughtful and fascinating debate. The…23 Nov 2022HANSARDFood ProductionSome of the things that we require to ensure increased food production are good trade deals, and in a rare moment of understated candour, the former Secretary of State, the right…17 Nov 2022HANSARDTrust in the UK GovernmentI say to the Minister that his Government will never regain the trust of the Scottish people as long as they do not respect the democracy of our Parliament. [ Interruption.] The…16 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI cannot; I have no time. Let us look at where this largesse is going. I do not know whether anyone is surprised by this, but of the 49 council areas in England that were…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt is a real pleasure to sum up for the Scottish National party. It has been a fine debate and an important one, and I congratulate the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby)…09 Nov 2022HANSARDSri LankaI am just bringing some drama.09 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI will put it the other way round; it might be easier for the hon. Gentleman to comprehend. We have this notional deficit as part of the United Kingdom. We all agree that these…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyNo; I have given way to the hon. Lady before. Let us all agree that the only way for Scotland to rejoin the EU is by becoming independent. I will try another one; this one is…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI want to hear the hon. Gentleman say that too.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI will respond to that challenge and I thank the hon. Gentleman, because I think I heard him say that Scotland would be a successful independent country. I think that is what he…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyThat is a little more encouraging, because I think we are moving towards the assertion that Scotland would be a successful country and it has more than what it takes to be one.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am so grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the EU because of what I am going to say now. I suspect I will not get the same range of agreement around the House with this…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyAre we good for the hon. Gentleman to agree on that?02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am delighted to be called so early, Mr Deputy Speaker; I was not expecting it. I want to see whether we can do something different in this debate. These debates are always…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI am genuinely grateful to the hon. Gentleman, but he need not worry about my knees. He is coming very close to saying that somehow the Scottish people, with all our resources and…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?02 Nov 2022