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HANSARDFuture Hydrogen EconomyThank you very much, Sir Edward. There has been a great deal of impassioned debate around the room, and lots of important points have been made about using hydrogen for heating,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDRenewable EnergyThe Government have £13 billion in their back hipper, yet they will not even give £500 million back. But we should not be surprised, because this UK Government are failing to…07 Jun 2022HANSARDRenewable EnergyThank you, Mr Speaker. Of course when we are talking about renewables, it is important in this Chamber to reflect upon the fact that Scotland boasts 25% of Europe’s offshore wind…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Scotland, in the last year alone some 15,000 people were sanctioned by the Secretary of State. Given that she is such a stickler for rules, surely she will show the same…06 Jun 2022HANSARDChampions League Final: ParisLet us be clear: the events in Paris were utterly appalling, but they are all too emblematic of the complete and utter disdain with which football fans are treated, both at home…06 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesJeremy Cresswell, the emeritus editor of Energy Voice in the north-east of Scotland, highlighted his concerns that the investment allowances put in place by the UK Government as…06 Jun 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportI appreciate that the Prime Minister struggles with the truth, but can he vouch to me and to this House that he will do everything he possibly can to stave off his Back Benchers…25 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UKThe UK Government’s own website states that levelling up is a moral, social and economic programme right across Government, so can I ask the Minister where is the moral argument…17 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaThe Prime Minister secured no new commitments on human rights and no immediate concessions on Scottish whisky, and did not change the Indian Government’s stance on the war in…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTackling Climate ChangeOf course as we urgently seek to combat climate change it is vital that we do so in a just and fair way, particularly for communities in the north-east of Scotland. Bearing that…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyThe Secretary of State has said that his energy strategy would “drive down bills for British people”. By how much?19 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateDoes the Prime Minister believe that a Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who openly treats the public like they are mugs is a help or a hindrance to the cause of Scottish…19 Apr 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022Aside from saying that he drives an ageing VW Golf, the Secretary of State is using every excuse possible to try to defend the indefensible. In just a matter of days, the energy…29 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Price Increase in April 2022The Secretary of State does himself no favours by attempting to invent policies that are simply not reflective of the SNP’s position at this moment in time—but this discussion is…29 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for securing this urgent question. Ebury House in my constituency has been earmarked for closure. Will…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesI welcome the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention and he is absolutely right. The Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change is present and I am sure he will address…16 Mar 2022HANSARDTransition to Net ZeroYou have to admire the brass neck of the Secretary of State, because it is his Government who have failed to deliver carbon capture and underground storage in Scotland, it is his…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesI beg to move, That this House warns that households will soon be suffering the worst income squeeze since the 1970s; notes The Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis that…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesAbsolutely; my hon. Friend is a doughty champion on these causes and makes his point extremely well, and it would be remiss of the Government not to listen to him. He is right to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesAbsolutely—I could not agree more wholeheartedly with my hon. Friend on that. He makes an extremely important point, which he has been making for many months, and it is time the…16 Mar 2022