Scotland

Questions answered by this department

• I congratulate the Minister on a great performance at her first Scottish questions. She will know that yet again Dalzell
• 8. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Scotland.
• Having met apprentices and engineers at Hunterston, including many from my own constituency of Kilmarnock and Loudoun, I
• 6. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of Government policies on businesses in S
• Scotland’s fishing industry makes a vital contribution to coastal communities in every part of Scotland. Last year, Labo
• The present Foreign Secretary’s ridiculous policy on oil and gas has now been overturned, so will the Minister, in a sim
• Does the Minister agree that a good example of a Government policy that will have a positive impact on businesses in Sco
• The Labour Government’s answer to energy independence was to create GB Energy, which we were told was going to create 1,
• I welcome my hon. Friend to her place on the Front Bench. To deliver good growth in my area, the reindustrialisation of
• The Government are accelerating the decline of an industry that supports thousands of jobs across Scotland, while promis
• In 2024 the Scottish oil and gas industry supported 118,000 direct and indirect jobs, and after much dither and delay, t
• The Prime Minister was unequivocal last month when he told the House that “exactly the same situation” for a referendum
• The Government spent two and a half years virtue signalling about the North sea. They said there was no future for oil a
• 4. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support clean energy projects in Scotland.
• Oil and gas workers are fed up with the Government skirting around this. Some 25,000 linked oil and gas jobs have been l
• 5. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support Scotland’s contribution to UK energy independence.
• Almost two weeks ago, the Prime Minister gave a speech about devolution in Scotland. Since then, the Government have not
• The Minister saw for herself this summer the opportunities being developed around marine renewables in my constituency a
• Scottish Government figures released yesterday show the lowest level of new house building in more than a decade. Ahead
• It is estimated that decisions by the Scottish Government cost my city of Glasgow some £347 million last year. Does the
• Large clean energy projects and transmission project lines need planning consent from the Scottish Government. Delays me
• It is fair to say that there was a muted response from the First Minister at the good news from the UK Government on Jac
• The SNP’s anti-nuclear position has already cost Scotland 5,000 jobs, as the Minister told Westminster Hall this month a
• For many of my constituents in rural Stirling and Strathallan, energy security also means being able to afford the heati
• There is real fear in Scotland this morning that the Labour party is about to embark on another big betrayal of Scotland
• 3. What steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Scotland.
• 1. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the devolution of further powers to Scotland.
• 14. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on levels of employment in the oil and gas sector in Scotland.
• Last week, the Government finally approved Jackdaw. The Secretary of State called that “a win for Aberdeen, a win for S
• I note that the Minister has failed to quash the rumours about Acorn, so let me try another imminent Labour party betray
• I commend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero for the decision to approve Jackdaw. It takes courage