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Wednesday 4th November 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call Angus Brendan MacNeil

[Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) (SNP)]

Me?

[Mr Speaker]

Yes, it is you, Sir.

[Mr MacNeil]

Thank you, Mr Speaker. It was difficult to hear over the noise from Labour over there.

As we know of course, the only damage to onshore wind comes from the right hon. Gentleman’s Government, and for me the only centralising problem in Scotland is that it is not centralised enough—if only the Scottish Government could take control of inter-island flights. Planning is working well in Scotland. In fact, perhaps the Secretary of State could commend several things in Scotland to Wales, such as the political system, under which 99% of Scottish voters rejected the Tories and 95% of Members sent back here were SNP Members. He could learn a lot from that.

[David Mundell]

The hon. Gentleman could learn a lot from the leader of the Western Isles Council, who is keen to have confirmation that the Scottish Government will devolve responsibility for the Crown Estate to the Western Isles—a measure that he, as MP for the Western Isles, does not appear to support. [Interruption.]