Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Oral Answers to Questions

Kenny MacAskill Excerpts
Tuesday 7th September 2021

(3 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Steve Barclay)
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I do not know about the Chancellor, but I am sure my children would love to come and visit the zoo. I thank my hon. Friend for putting forward a bid for the levelling-up fund. As he will know, bids are currently subject to competitive assessment against objective criteria, but more generally, I think the whole House will welcome the fact that zoos are once again fully open to the public this summer. They provide a wide range of valuable benefits.

Kenny MacAskill Portrait Kenny MacAskill (East Lothian) (Alba)
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T2. Scottish communities, other than those in Shetland, failed to benefit from the North sea oil and gas bounty landing on their shores. Now that the North sea’s offshore wind is casting ashore on East Lothian, will the Treasury ensure that East Lothian will actually benefit, as opposed to it all simply being transmission-stationed down south? Or will it go the same way as Scotland’s oil and gas: down to the Treasury?

Kemi Badenoch Portrait The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (Kemi Badenoch)
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We support the UK oil and gas sector, especially as gas is a transition fuel to net zero. The sector supports 147,000 jobs directly in its supply chains. I take the point that the hon. Gentleman raises; if he would like to write to me with more detail, I think I will be able to give him more comprehensive answers.