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HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyIt is a pleasure to rise to speak in this debate. I have listened with interest over the past couple of hours and welcomed the tone and the plea of the right hon. Member for Ross,…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyPlease, let me make a little progress. It is important to enter into that serious debate. I find myself standing here asking myself questions about identity when the matter of…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his questions. They are good questions and I shall try to do them justice in my answer. First, on the matter of identity, I have a sense of…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyNo, I have taken several interventions. The planning of a new country is a serious undertaking, but we have yet to see a serious plan.02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but he plays with the difference between a referendum and electoral representation in a House that runs a first-past-the-post scheme.…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI wish to make a little progress. Having said that serious plans deserve serious question and scrutiny, I was disappointed to discover that the SNP Administration’s recent…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his questions. I missed his earlier invitation for pizza. I would gladly discuss those points over a pizza, but I will not get drawn into that…02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI will not take an intervention on pizza, thank you. How is such spending to be managed? Where is the central bank to buy Government bonds? Where is the support of the UK…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Menai Suspension Bridge: Impact of ClosureI was canvassing in my constituency the morning after the closure, and spoke to a couple of residents who told me that they work at Ysbyty Gwynedd, the hospital in Bangor, and, as…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Menai Suspension Bridge: Impact of ClosureAs a schoolboy, I did a project on the rebuilding of the Britannia bridge, which, as my hon. Friend will know, parallels the Menai crossing to the Menai straits. At the time, it…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Menai Suspension Bridge: Impact of ClosureI welcome the Minister’s remarks and I take the opportunity to welcome him to his place. It gives me great pleasure to see a north Wales Member restored to one of the offices of…01 Nov 2022HANSARD Avanti West Coast Contract RenewalResidents of Aberconwy know only too well the importance of the services that run on the north Wales main line. Indeed, the UK connectivity review reflected the strategic…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenIt is my sad duty to convey on behalf of the constituents of Aberconwy our deepest condolences to His Majesty and the royal family, but it is a privilege to express our gratitude…10 Sept 2022HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesThank you, I think, Dr Huq. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I also thank the other hon. Members present for their contributions; there have been too many for me…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesI am struck by the Minister’s list of extensive investments. My own contribution referenced investment. However, Opposition Members mentioned what is happening in Wales, where the…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Independent Brewers: Small Brewers ReliefI congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing the debate on this important issue. I know that brewing generally is of great interest to many…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Independent Brewers: Small Brewers ReliefI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I think it is fair to say that businesses, and I count breweries among them, are not looking for charity. They recognise that the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillThe hon. Lady makes an important point about the leadership of the Conservative party. As one of many on the Conservative side of the House who pushed for this Bill, I think it is…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point about necessity, and one that has exercised my mind. The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal said that the Acts of Union had been…13 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol Billrose —13 Jul 2022