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HANSARDSt Andrew’s Day and Scottish AffairsI do not think I will. Of course, St Andrew was bilingual, or trilingual or quadrilingual—as my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson) pointed out, he is…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSt Andrew’s Day and Scottish AffairsI thank the hon. Member for that intervention, which allows me to highlight that some 95,000 children in Scotland are to be lifted out of poverty by our Chancellor’s Budget, which…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSt Andrew’s Day and Scottish AffairsMy hon. Friend may well be right about that clock tower, but she will also know that Carlisle will always be a little bit of Scotland, because it was apparently in Carlisle that…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSt Andrew’s Day and Scottish AffairsThe hon. Member mentions a national sovereign wealth fund, which the SNP called for, to be funded from oil revenues, in the ’70s and ’80s—11 Dec 2025HANSARDSt Andrew’s Day and Scottish AffairsAnd the ’90s, and maybe until today. The SNP Government had the opportunity to put one in place when they auctioned the ScotWind licenses for offshore wind for £700 million—they…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Western Isles Women’s Aid in my constituency helped 180 women last year. The refuge is working at capacity, yet its funding is uncertain. That is why my fundraiser on Friday…10 Dec 2025HANSARDEU Exit: Economic GrowthHas the Treasury made any assessment of the SNP’s plans to separate Scotland from its main market, the rest of the UK, which accounts for 60% of its trade? While I am at it, may I…09 Dec 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineMy friend the Scottish journalist Jen Stout has just returned from the grey zone between Russian and Ukrainian forces, where to try to evacuate the wounded or even to wander…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Russian Ship YantarThe Yantar was intercepted in the north Atlantic, which is the UK’s new frontline but my constituents’ backyard. I was reassured by the preparedness of the RAF and the Royal Navy…20 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. When the Prime Minister next meets the President of the United States, will he ask him if he knows any reasonably priced hotels near the MetLife stadium in…19 Nov 2025HANSARD ExxonMobil: MossmorranI pay tribute to the Minister for his work, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward) for hers, in trying to engage regularly with ExxonMobil…18 Nov 2025HANSARDUNESCO: 80th AnniversaryEven in the summer. The sea cliffs of St Kilda are among the highest in the UK. When you crane your neck up from the deck of what feels like a very small boat below those cliffs,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDUNESCO: 80th AnniversaryIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Derbyshire (Jonathan Davies) on securing the debate. We will hear a lot…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaScotland’s Deputy First Minister, Kate Forbes, told the SNP conference that her Government would not allow Labour to turn Scotland into a “nuclear playground”. I guess she knew…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and my hon. Friend the Member for Broxtowe (Juliet Campbell)…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesMadam Deputy Speaker, it was a pleasure to join you today at the remembrance service in Westminster Hall, and it was an honour to attend services in Tarbert, Harris in my…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTrading Relationships12. What steps his Department is taking to improve the UK's trading relationships with other countries.30 Oct 2025HANSARDTrading RelationshipsI welcome the Secretary of State to his place and invite him to Benbecula Distillery in my place. It is a dramatic lighthouse distillery, and a great addition to the landscape. It…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Asylum Seekers: MOD HousingAs the Minister pointed out, and as Shaun Fraser, the Labour candidate for Inverness, said yesterday, this situation has arisen because of the broken asylum system that the Labour…29 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Secretary of State to his office and thank the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, my hon. Friend the Member for Stretford and Urmston (Andrew Western),…27 Oct 2025