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HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I do not think we have any concerns about the UK Government consulting the Scottish Government in respect of their intended actions, but I think the key question is will they…22 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabCertainly from the outside looking in, it is very much a case of the legislation doing exactly what the legislation was meant to do when it received support right across this…21 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27Over the weekend, with a straight face the Scottish Daily Mail ran a front page, which at the top offered advice on how to battle a blackout while the main story stated that…21 Nov 2022HANSARDLocal Service DeliveryThe Minister and the Secretary of State will be familiar with the fact that council leaders in Aberdeen are fairly supportive of the north-east of Scotland’s green freeport bid.…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementIs it higher mortgage rates, higher energy bills, higher food bills, higher fuel bills, public sector cuts, a recession or the boorach of Brexit that best represents the strength…17 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingContrary to some of the dangerous, disgusting, dog-whistle, right-wing rhetoric emanating from some members of the Conservative party, asylum seekers are people and we should…07 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyWill the Secretary of State give way? [ Interruption. ]02 Nov 2022HANSARDScottish Independence and the Scottish EconomyI thank the Secretary for State for giving way. In the aftermath of his former Prime Minister’s and former Chancellor’s budget, he called on the Scottish Government to implement…02 Nov 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: April 2023As we have just heard, the CBI, the Scottish Chambers of Commerce and Citizens Advice Scotland have all expressed profound concern about the lack of certainty coming from the…25 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: April 2023As ever, the Secretary of State is living on a different planet. The energy price guarantee, to which he refers, is of course a unit price cap, not a usage price cap. That means…25 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI thank the right hon. Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) for bringing forward this incredibly important debate. I will start in a slightly unusual fashion, by…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWho does the Leader of the House consider does a U-turn better: the Prime Minister or the leader of the Scottish Tories?17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateWe have a Government who Scotland did not vote for, and a Chancellor who is leading the way despite Scotland not voting for him and who is, of course, about to impose swingeing…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Situationindicated assent.12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe energy price guarantee is doing some heavy lifting today, so let us look at it in more detail. Energy Action Scotland has produced analysis in the past couple of days that…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During Scottish Questions today the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist), stated: “I have raised before at the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic Situationindicated assent.12 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment in InfrastructureWhen it comes to the delivery of projects, I cannot help but admire the speed at which the Government managed to transform Downing Street from a nightclub into a casino. I have…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessIs it not great to see the Secretary of State in this House, rather than standing in the street filming a statement to the public, surrounded by boarded-up shops and rubbish? What…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThere can be no doubt that this particular political earthquake is absolutely bonkers. The UK faces two problems when it comes to energy: energy prices and energy security. Let us…22 Sept 2022