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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Nov 2022
Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision

"The judgment today puts the point beyond any measure of doubt, and that is to be welcomed. I also welcome the announcement from the Scottish Government that they will respect the judgment of the court, because for Governments to respect the rule of law is very important. We shall hold …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Nov 2022
Scottish Independence and the Scottish Economy

"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Have you received any indication from the Home Secretary that she intends to make a further statement to the House about the detention centre at Manston? You will have been aware that on Monday, the Home Secretary said:

“What I have refused …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Farmers and crofters in all Scotland’s islands communities are facing the perfect storm of massive increases in the cost of fuel and fertilisers and increased competition on price from imports. Does the Minister agree that this would be a good time to revisit the work of the Groceries Code Adjudicator …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q5. Appeasing murderous despots will never be the route to security of energy supply. Would it not make more sense for the Prime Minister to be here talking to UK energy industries? Should he not be talking to renewable energy developers about what they can do to bring their product …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"The world-leading European Marine Energy Centre in Stromness was developed as a consequence of access to EU Interreg funding, money to which we no longer have access. Does the Minister agree that the UK’s shared prosperity fund should be the source of replacement funding for organisations such as EMEC that …..."
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Written Question
Scotland Office: Correspondence
Wednesday 20th October 2021

Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking to improve his Department's response times to correspondence from members of the public.

Answered by Lord Jack of Courance

The Government recognises the importance of responding to members of the public in an effective and timely manner, and the Cabinet Office published an updated Guide to Handling Correspondence for government departments and agencies in July 2021.

The guidance reasserts the standards for handling correspondence, including a 20 working day deadline for departments to respond to members of the public, criteria outlining when a response to a member of the public is required, and when a piece of correspondence from a member of the public should be transferred to another department. Following publication of the updated guidance, all departments have been reminded that they must follow the processes outlined in the guidance. The Office for the Secretary of State for Scotland’s correspondence response times are regularly monitored and internal processes have been improved to ensure members of the public are responded to in a timely manner.

Written Question
Fisheries: Scotland
Wednesday 27th January 2021

Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.

Answered by David Duguid

Leaving the EU means we have left the Common Fisheries Policy and are now recognised as an independent coastal state – something the EU refused to recognise until very late in the negotiations.

The agreement allows for a transfer of 25% of quota, previously caught by EU vessels in our waters, to UK fishermen.

The agreement also provides for tariff-free access to the EU market for Scotland’s fantastic fisheries products.

Written Question
Coronavirus: Disease Control
Wednesday 11th November 2020

Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)

Question to the Scotland Office:

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and Scottish Government Ministers on a four-nations approach to tackling the covid-19 outbreak over Christmas 2020.

Answered by David Duguid

UK Government Ministers and officials are in close touch with their counterparts in all of the Devolved Administrations about the UK-wide approach to tackling the covid-19 outbreak over Christmas 2020.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" The Prime Minister will doubtless recall meeting my constituent Ronnie Norquoy on board his crab boat Carvela when he visited Stromness and Orkney in July. I know Mr Norquoy told the Prime Minister about the problems caused by the Migration Advisory Committee classing deck hands as unskilled labour. Since …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Prime Minister may be aware that there are some Scottish nationalists who want Scotland to follow the example of Catalonia and have a wildcat independence referendum. I oppose that because it would be illegal. If the Prime Minister thinks it is acceptable for his Government to ignore international law, …..."
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