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HANSARD UK Energy CostsI paid particular attention to the very small note that came out from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy earlier, especially the line that says:…08 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateIn Scotland, we produce six times as much gas as we consume, yet the energy price cap has already increased by 40%. In Scotland, gas accounts for just 14.4% of electricity…05 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyIs it the lowering of food standards, is it a couple of pence off a bottle of wine, or is it perhaps a colossal 0.08% of GDP growth that should most excite the people of Scotland…19 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessMartin Luther King once said: “Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” On that note, and with London boiling, I ask the…18 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillI did not intend to speak today, as this is a particularly fresh issue for me and it has been a challenging few weeks. I thank my SNP colleagues for the support that they have…15 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseAberdeen has been a global energy hub for the best part of the last 50 years—something that I am sure the Minister is all too well aware of, given the £400 billion that has flowed…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsSo nothing new, but let us face the reality as outlined by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust just in the last couple of days: one in six households in the UK are now in “serious…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Cap: Living StandardsI am afraid the Secretary of State just does not get it. As we now know, by the end of the year fuel bills are going to increase by an amount greater than the financial support…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillI thank the Minister for giving way again. Getting investment into the industry is one of the Government’s big arguments for the tax break incentives they are providing to the…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillI would welcome some clarity from the Minister as to what his Government regard normal prices to be, because those involved in the industry will be watching on at this moment.11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillIt would be remiss of me as MP for Aberdeen South not to reflect on the fact that last week marked 34 years since the Piper Alpha disaster. It is all well and good for Members to…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillI will not give way to the hon. Gentleman. That has nothing to do with this Committee stage, and I would hate to get diverted, as some others did earlier. What we and the industry…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillRepetition is of course a convention of this House, but I am not much for many of the conventions of this House, so I do not intend to say much more than I did earlier about the…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillI thank the Minister for giving way once again; he is being very generous. On that specific point, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury stated the same last week. It is good to…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillWill the hon. Member give way?11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillI was of course aware of the former Chancellor’s fluff in relation to this topic. Is the Minister confirming to the House and to the industry, which will be watching, that if the…11 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillThe hon. Member is making a very passionate case. A similar question was asked earlier of her Front-Bench colleague, the hon. Member for Ealing North (James Murray), but I would…11 Jul 2022HANSARD British Council Contractors: AfghanistanI place on record my thoughts and those of all my SNP colleagues for all those impacted by the devastating earthquake in Afghanistan. If my calculations are correct, it is now 299…23 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseOne food bank in Aberdeen distributed 600 parcels in a week, and another distributed 80 in just a 90-minute period. That is a scandal, but it is a necessity because of the…23 Jun 2022HANSARD EU Retained LawThey remove our businesses from a single market of 500 million people. They remove our collective right to live, work and travel across the European Union. They are delivering the…22 Jun 2022