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HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryI have to say that this is a very underpowered urgent question. It is similar to a two-stroke engine attached to a rowing boat— [ Interruption. ]27 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryI was, of course, referring to the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), who knows full well that he has missed the story here.…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundI thank the Minister for coming to the Dispatch Box, and the hon. Member for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East (Seamus Logan) for raising this important issue. There is a…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseA return flight from my Western Isles/Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency to Glasgow can cost £600 return. That is enough to make Donald Trump think twice about coming to his…23 Oct 2025HANSARDDevolution in ScotlandI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for organising this debate—he is as much an institution as the Scottish Parliament itself.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnergy Security: North Sea Gas and OilDoes the Secretary of State agree with me that the Conservatives have got a cheek? Some 77,000 jobs drifted out of the North sea under their Government, and they did not lift a…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Electricity Infrastructure: Rural CommunitiesI pay tribute to the hon. Member for securing the debate. I gently remind him that there is an alternative to opposition: participation. In the Western Isles we have the highest…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Community Helipads: Rural AccessI thank the hon. Member for raising this issue. His situation is not unique; we have a similar one in the Western Isles, at the Stornoway hospital. The Scottish air ambulance…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Energy Profits Levy: North-east ScotlandI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for securing the debate. I share her passion for her constituents and their work in the North sea, because my constituents, over three generations,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel IndustryOn the subject of aviation, the beautiful Isle of Barra airport in my constituency has had to cancel 14% of its flights in the last year on the beautiful beach runway. This is…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDigital Exclusion: Na h-Eileanan an Iar1. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to reduce digital exclusion in Na h-Eileanan an Iar constituency.10 Sept 2025HANSARDDigital Exclusion: Na h-Eileanan an IarI welcome the Secretary of State and her friendly-faced team to their posts. I also welcome the millions going into Project Gigabit. However, that money is finding its way into…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Remote Coastal CommunitiesI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. He is Labour’s south by south-west to my north by north-west. It is good to have our communities connected to a…08 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: Ceasefire9. What recent steps his Department has taken to help secure peace in the Middle East.02 Sept 2025HANSARDGaza: CeasefireI reiterate the concerns raised last night by my fellow journalist and hon. Friend the Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) in highlighting Gaza as the deadliest war for…02 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Bishop Auckland (Sam Rushworth) for bringing this debate to the…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement and for his stamina over the past two hours. I assure him that the horror of the unfolding famine in Gaza and concern about the…01 Sept 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy: Private Sector InvestmentI must declare an interest as a crofting tenant of Knock and Swordale common grazing, as good a definition of a community as you can ever get, but Knock and Swordale, along with…15 Jul 2025HANSARDCommunity Regeneration Funding: Scotland13. What discussions she has had with local authorities in Scotland on community regeneration funding.14 Jul 2025HANSARDCommunity Regeneration Funding: ScotlandThe £20 million community regeneration partnership with Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, the Western Isles council, will help develop the marine economy of Vatersay and Barra, the…14 Jul 2025