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HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI cannot imagine why so many people have withdrawn, given the exciting topic that we are going to discuss here this evening. I will speak to amendment 1 and in favour of all the…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillThat is an interesting point. I believe it is regrettable that there is no set mission. The mission should be to combat climate change and to meet our net zero targets.07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI understand the point that the hon. Gentleman is making, and I am loth to repeat what I said in Committee. I certainly will not mention any of the “Star Trek” references that he…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Advanced Research and Invention Agency BillI think it absolutely fits that point. Of course, there could be new solutions that we are not aware of at this moment. On Second Reading, the hon. Member made a similar point,…07 Jun 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillIt is a pleasure, once again, to follow the Chair of the ISC, the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis), as I did during the passage of the National Security and…25 May 2021HANSARDLocal Electricity GenerationJust last week, the Secretary of State accepted that the inexcusable costs facing Scottish renewables projects trying to access the electricity grid had been an issue for a long…25 May 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsStats released by the Office for National Statistics this morning show that trade with the European Union has fallen by 23% in the first quarter. In the meantime, Scottish farmers…25 May 2021HANSARD Telecommunications (Security) BillI am a strong believer that brevity is a great charm of eloquence, so that is a statement that would be well taken on board by the shadow Minister in future. I was hoping for a…25 May 2021HANSARD 10-point Plan: Six Months OnI welcome the statement in so far as it goes, but there is need for further clarity. Hydrogen has been mentioned on a couple of occasions. When exactly does the Secretary of State…18 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkWe can, of course, take that wider question to the Scottish public in a second independence referendum. I am sure that the hon Lady, whose party was roundly destroyed in the…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkIt would be remiss of me not to start by congratulating the new shadow Chancellor on her role. She will be cognisant of the fact that she has replaced an Aberdeen quine, so she…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkHe is a Labour Member. That is astonishing, because I have yet to hear what the Labour party’s views are in respect of the Scottish Parliament. The people of Scotland voted in…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI appreciate we are not allowed to use prompts in the Chamber, but I refer the hon. Gentleman to page 4 of the SNP’s manifesto, which I am sure he has read. It outlines exactly…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkI think that is the first reaction to the Scottish Parliament elections that I have heard from the hon. Member—a Labour Member, I believe.12 May 2021HANSARD National Security and Investment BillI am very much of the view that, as Shakespeare said, “brevity is the soul of wit”. Notwithstanding that, the Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee, the right hon.…26 Apr 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeOf course attached to the ministerial code are the seven principles of public life, the first of which is “selflessness”, where it states: “Holders of public office should act…26 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Fifth sitting)I will briefly highlight our view of amendments 21 and 22. We are considering perhaps some of the daftest things that the UK Government have proposed in my short time in the…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I think that there remain some outstanding concerns that are not covered by other Acts from the UK Government that we have debated in the House over many years. I do not think…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. It is perhaps apt to reflect on the debate on the annunciator screens, which relates to many right hon. and hon. Members’…22 Apr 2021HANSARDAdvanced Research and Invention Agency Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for that important contribution. On that note, I will press the new clause to a vote. I hope the Government will reflect on the issue before the Bill comes…22 Apr 2021