What recent discussions has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the potential impacts of (a) levels of Government spending and (b) the cost of living on the levelling-up agenda?

This Government like to talk levelling up, but implementation delays have robbed poorer areas of £1.5 billion, with an additional £0.5 billion lost due to spiralling inflation. The Tories de-industrialised west central Scotland in the 1980s. We are bringing it back with the advanced manufacturing innovation district, including the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and the medicines manufacturing innovation centre in my constituency. When might we hear that this Government will play their part by ensuring that the stand-out Clyde Green freeport bid and the Renfrew community hub levelling-up bid will be successful?

We are supposed to be eternally grateful for the £1.5 billion of Barnett consequentials over two years, but that is easily dwarfed by the £1.7 billion of inflationary pressures on the Scottish budget this year. When the Secretary of State discussed with the Scottish Government Scotland's needs, such as the need to cover that £1.7 billion inflation cut, the additional money for pay and their other spending priorities, did he just ignore what they were saying?

I am delighted to support the Isle of Anglesey County Council's £17 million levelling-up bid, which includes excellent representation from Holyhead Town Council and others. Does the Secretary of State agree that the levelling-up fund can transform places such as Holyhead? Can we have an update on timing? Will he accept my invitation to see first-hand how transformational the fund could be to Holyhead?

It has been quite something to listen to hon. Members on both sides arguing for more powers for councils in England while they conspire to prevent powers for the Scottish Parliament. After several tumultuous months, we are told that levelling up is the Government's flagship policy. With deeper austerity cuts slated after the next election, the future of the levelling-up agenda is more in doubt than ever. Does he agree that levelling up requires a long-term commitment and cannot survive planned Tory austerity?

Despite what we have heard, OBR estimates that there will be a 7.1% fall in real-terms wages over the next two years, the sharpest since WWII. That is before planned Tory austerity which reduces living standards further. With Scotland short-changed and suffering from a Brexit-inflated recession as part of broken Britain, can he explain why the Government are seeking to deny democracy to Scotland?