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HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose), who gave a fair tour de force of the Bill. I admired his concern about transparency, which was…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI welcome the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. It does not put a stain on all of politics; it puts a stain on the Conservative party, where it firmly belongs, because Conservative…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI admire the hon. Member’s optimism, but I am not quite sure where he has read that, because, of course, the Bill does not have that detail. He is hoping that the Secretary of…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillMy hon. Friend could not have put it better. It is a pity that there are not more Tory Back Benchers present to hear her and understand the damage that they are going to do to…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes that point incredibly well and I will come on to that clear power grab from the UK Government. To finalise the point in relation to net zero, the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThat is an entirely fair and accurate point.22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThe hon. Member makes his point in his own way, but let me be clear. How can I put this? We do not think that the system that operated within the EU was one that we should have…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillThe hon. Member has had his say, and I am sure that he will make further contributions later. Conservative Members come to this Chamber and tell us that Brexit will solve…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillWill the hon. Member give way?22 Sept 2021HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI thank the hon. Member. He said at the start of his speech that he respected devolution and believed in the principles of devolution, yet throughout his speech all he has done is…22 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050We cannot understate the importance of the delivery of carbon capture and underground storage to the UK’s and Scotland’s journey to net zero. Let me be clear: the Acorn project…21 Sept 2021HANSARDNet Zero Emissions by 2050Does the Minister intend to back the Acorn project as a track 1 cluster?21 Sept 2021HANSARDWorking People’s Finances: Government PolicyThe hon. Member is making a number of incredibly important points in an articulate fashion. However, would she not agree that much of what she has covered up to this point is also…21 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketThe Secretary of State almost brought himself to say it. Decades of underinvestment in renewable technologies, the barriers put in place by Brexit, 11 years of Tory austerity, a…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention and for the tone in which it was made, and I shall reflect on two points in relation to what he said. He said that perhaps the…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillIt is a remarkable feat indeed that the Government have managed to unite the left-wing press, the right-wing press, the Unionist press, the nationalist press, pressure groups in…14 Sept 2021HANSARDStrength of the Union3. What recent assessment his Department has made of the strength of the Union.08 Sept 2021HANSARDStrength of the UnionThe helping hand of the Union has left Scotland with no oil fund. It sees our renewables projects pay the highest grid charging levies in the entirety of Europe. In 2015, we saw…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareLet us be clear: Scottish taxpayers are being asked to bail out England’s failing social care system from a mess created by the UK Government. I ask the Prime Minister, in all…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateThanks to the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Tonbridge and Malling (Tom Tugendhat), we are all cognisant of the fact that the Foreign Office was…06 Sept 2021