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Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I am here recommending this deal. All Members of the House of Commons, when they come to the meaningful vote, will have to consider their duty to deliver on the vote of the British people to leave the European Union and to consider the jobs of their constituents up and down the country. This deal protects those jobs and delivers on that vote.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: Agriculture
Ross Thomson (Conservative, Centre-right): I have listened intently to what my right hon. Friend has said on fishing. This afternoon, the deputy EU Brexit negotiator, Sabine Weyand, tweeted: "We need an EU-UK fisheries agreement that covers both access to waters and market access" as it is in the best interests of both sides. As this document is not binding, will my right hon. Friend provide a cast-iron guarantee today, and in writing to me so that we have it in black and white, that any fisheries agreement will never link access to our waters with single market access and that the UK will determine who fishes in our waters, when they fish in our waters and what they fish in our waters?
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: Agriculture
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): My hon. Friend has identified that this is an issue on which there are strong feelings in the European Union. We have rigorously resisted attempts to link these two issues. He asked me to write to him, but I am tempted to say that what I said in my statement was that the fisheries agreement is not something that we will be trading off against any other priorities. That is not just in a letter from me to him; it will be in Hansard. I hope that he will take some comfort from that.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: Foreign Trade
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady has made a statement there, and I am not sure about the nature of the jobs that she mentions. We are clear about the importance of our agricultural industry and of our negotiating on the European Chemicals Agency, if that is one of the issues that she was talking about. This is a deal that is good for the UK because it is a deal that protects jobs.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
William Peter Wragg (Conservative, Centre-right): Although I commend my right hon. Friend for her extraordinary energies, given that the whole basis of this declaration is trust, does she trust the European Union and how, ultimately, will it be held to its side of the bargain?
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): We have negotiated in good faith. As for holding people to their side of the bargain, my hon. Friend will see that action can be taken through legal measures if we were to believe that the European Union was no longer acting in good faith.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Andrew Theakstone Percy (Conservative, Centre-right): My question will not live up to the build-up. Seven out of 10 of my constituents, young and old, voted to leave the European Union, and two things are very clear from talking to them this weekend. First, they are sick of remainers telling them that they did not know what they voted for, and they are also tired of some Brexiteers telling them what they will accept in our exit from the European Union. I encourage the Prime Minister to press on as she is doing Secondly, and more importantly, perhaps, for where this House seems to be heading, my constituents are sick and tired of hearing people talk of a second referendum. This was not talked about by the remain or leave side during the referendum campaign and would amount to a betrayal of that vote in 2016. It would be an establishment stitch-up that might please some in the metropolitan elite and their wealthy overseas backers, but it would be a gross act against democracy. Will my right hon. Friend assure the House that the Government will put forward no legislation for a second referendum in any way?
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Neil John O'Brien (Conservative, Centre-right): I spent eight years of my life campaigning against European integration and for a referendum, and I never thought the day would come when I held in my hands a negotiated, detailed plan of the British Government to leave the European Union—it is a huge achievement As I decide what I think about this deal, I think about three things, Prime Minister. First, I think about your incredible success in breaking the European Union’s red lines and in securing tariff-free access to the European Union’s internal market without paying in £10 billion every year and without having to give up control over immigration. That is a huge thing that the European Union has moved on, and we should recognise that. The second thing I think about is the fact that every single business group is backing this deal, and the Marxist shadow Chancellor is against it. The third and final thing I think about is that I have listened all afternoon to people saying again and again that they are going to try to stop Brexit. Does the Prime Minister agree that if the people who want to stop Brexit are successful, a large number of people in this country will feel that our democracy has been profoundly undermined?
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely agree with what my hon. Friend has just said. If this House were to stop Brexit, the British people would feel that it was a gross betrayal of the trust that we had shown in them and they had shown in us. I believe that it is a matter of our integrity as politicians that we deliver on the vote that we gave to the British people, when they told us, in no uncertain terms, to leave the European Union.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: Labor
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): We have made this clear on a number of occasions, and the proposals that we have put forward are very clear about non-regression in relation to workers’ rights. We already, in some areas, have higher standards on workers’ rights than other countries in the European Union, and we have, as a Government, been working to enhance workers’ rights in a number of ways, not least in our response to the Matthew Taylor report. It was this Government who banned exclusivity clauses in zero-hours contracts—a matter that the Labour party spoke about for many years but failed to do anything about.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): Very simply: I am clear that we will be leaving the EU on 29 March 2019, but there are some voices across the House that want to frustrate that. That would betray the vote of the British people.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): First, it is in the interests of both sides to have that access. Secondly, the fact that we did negotiate membership of SIS II, despite our not being a member of Schengen, shows it is possible to negotiate such a thing when both sides see that it is in their interests.
Progress on EU Negotiations — House of Commons, 2018-11-22
Topic: International Affairs
Theresa Mary May (Conservative, Centre-right): We have referred to the continuing ability for us to participate in programmes, and Erasmus is one of those that we had in mind, but of course, we have to look at the conditions that would be required for our continuing membership of Erasmus. I challenge the hon. Gentleman, because I do not believe that the futures of young people are in any way restricted as a result of our decision to leave the European Union. Indeed, the way in which we will build new relationships around the rest of the world could enhance the futures of young people and the opportunities open to them.
Leaving the EU: Legislative Consent Motions — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): As this is the last Scottish questions ahead of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of PanAm flight 103 over Lockerbie in 1988, I think it would be appropriate to place on record what I am sure all Members of the House will feel at the time; their thoughts and prayers will be with the families and friends of the 270 people who perished and every other person whose life has been affected by the events of that night The UK Government are fully committed to the Sewel convention and the related practices and procedures for seeking legislative consent.
Leaving the EU: Legislative Consent Motions — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.
David James Duguid (Conservative, Centre-right): The Fisheries Bill is one of the Bills that my right hon. Friend referred to; it lays the groundwork for the revival of fishing in Banff and Buchan and all along Scotland’s coastline, and what is more, it confers new powers on the ScottishGovernment. I know that the Scottish National party’s policy is to take us back into the common fisheries policy, but does he agree that they should show at least some respect for coastal Scotland by working constructively and supporting an LCM for the Fisheries Bill in Holyrood?
Leaving the EU: Legislative Consent Motions — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): Recent events demonstrate that there are no limits to what legislation or whose interests the SNP will play politics with. As my hon. Friend said, both the Agriculture Bill and the Fisheries Bill are important pieces of legislation for Scotland and ones with which the Scottish Government should be fully engaged.
Leaving the EU: Legislative Consent Motions — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): What the hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friends do not like about the Sewel convention is that it is a convention of this United Kingdom Parliament. It is part of Scotland being part of the United Kingdom and that is something that they continue to oppose.
Leaving the EU: Legislative Consent Motions — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.; What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the granting of legislative consent motions for legislation on the UK leaving the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I am afraid that that is not the correct interpretation. As the hon. Gentleman and his hon. Friends know, since they ask about it repeatedly, I engage fully in the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations), and there are extensive discussions about these issues and framework agreements in that forum and in many others.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I have regular meetings with my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and colleagues. The deal is a deal for all parts of the UK and it will protect jobs, security and the integrity of our United Kingdom.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Macroeconomics
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I will take no lessons from the hon. Gentleman on taking action to damage the Scottish economy. The SNP’s position is to take Scotland out of its biggest market—the UK market—and leave everyone in Scotland poorer.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely can, and that is why I am today signing the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation pledge on delivering a Brexit for the fishing industry. I look forward to the 35 SNP MPs, who say they stand up for Scotland’s fishermen, doing likewise.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I am sure the hon. Gentleman did not wish to mislead the House, but the analysis produced by the Scottish Government is not an analysis of the deal the Prime Minister has negotiated; it is a rehashed version of a document produced in January that looked only at generic issues. The analysis that this Government will be producing will be focused on the deal that has actually been negotiated.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Stephen Charles Kerr (Conservative, Centre-right): Leaving the most successful union in history after 311 years would bring economic chaos to Scotland. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the effect of Scotland leaving the UK would be much worse than the effect of Brexit under any scenario?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. As we have discussed many times in the Chamber, Scotland trades four times as much with the rest of the UK as it does with the EU. I am sure that people in Scotland are starting to ask why the SNP is so keen on delivering a no-deal Brexit. It is because the SNP sees that it is the ideal backdrop for an independence referendum debate.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely condemn Nicola Sturgeon’s desire to create division, chaos and uncertainty. All along she could have joined the Prime Minister and worked with the UK Government to get a deal for Scotland and the UK, but she chose to put her own interests and an independence referendum first.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Energy
Colin James Clark (Conservative, Centre-right): Will the Secretary of State join me in welcoming the BP Clair Ridge project, which started up in November and will produce an estimated 640 billion barrels of oil? Does he agree that this is clear evidence of confidence in the Scottish economy as we leave the EU?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Energy
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): In his time in the House, my hon. Friend has established himself as a champion of the oil and gas industry. That news is indeed very welcome, and it demonstrates BP’s continuing confidence in our UK Government’s approach to the sector.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Macroeconomics
Andrew Campbell Bowie (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that, from the off, our Prime Minister’s No. 1 priorities have been the protection of our economy, the national interest, and the protection of our UK internal market—in complete contrast to the Scottish National party, which only sows division, and would go out of its way to destroy that internal market, which is of prime importance to Scottish business?
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. The distinction between the leaders of the various parties is very clear: the Leader of the Opposition is focused on a general election, the leader of the Scottish National party is focused on an independence referendum, and Theresa May is focused on the national interest of this country.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): Well, I suppose there is no greater expert in the House on being ridiculous than the hon. Gentleman, swinging one way and another on every issue of the day. I am quite clear. The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and this Government will deliver that.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman has quoted selectively from what I said. I acknowledged that there were already significant differences between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom, not least because of the Belfast agreement, and in relation to, for example, the single electricity market. However, I am clear about the fact that the greatest threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom is posed by the hon. Gentleman and his colleagues. That is why they want a no-deal Brexit.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): My position is quite clear. The integrity of the United Kingdom must be preserved. The SNP and Nicola Sturgeon see Brexit as an opportunity to break up the United Kingdom, so above all else I put that first.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): What I am doing is standing up for the integrity of the United Kingdom. When I see Jeremy Corbyn and Nicola Sturgeon caballing about what they are going to do next, and no doubt agreeing that the keys of No. 10 Downing Street will be handed over to Labour for another independence referendum, I know I am doing the right thing.
Leaving the EU — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Lady has just proved the point from my first answer, and now that she has taken an interest in the fishing industry, which I was not previously aware of, I hope she will sign the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation pledge on what should now happen in relation to the fishing industry. I did not know what Scottish Labour’s position was on this issue, and I do not expect many other people do, but it should not surprise us that ultimately it is being Nicola’s little helpers to vote for a no-deal Brexit.
Growth Deals — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Macroeconomics
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): Through city and growth deals the UK Government have already committed over £1 billion of investment to Scotland and are working on further growth deals for Borderlands, Ayrshire and Moray. The UK Government are committed to delivering a city and growth deal for every part of Scotland. City and growth deals show the benefits that are delivered to the economy when Scotland’s two Governments work together.
Growth Deals — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Government Operations
Christopher Paul Davies (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for his answer and welcome him to his place. The UK Government have now invested over £1.1 billion in city deals across Scotland; does my hon. Friend agree that this is the Conservatives delivering for Scotland?
Growth Deals — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Macroeconomics
Nigel Adams (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank my hon. Friend for his warm words of welcome and completely agree: the over-£1 billion of investment in Scotland’s cities shows that this Government have a clear role in delivering economic growth in Scotland. Just last week my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State was in Perth announcing £150 million of investment as part of the Tay cities deal. My hon. Friends the Members for Angus (Kirstene Hair) and for Ochil and South Perthshire (Luke Graham) were instrumental in securing investment not only for their constituencies, but for the whole region as part of the deal.
Leaving the EU: Fishing Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the fishing industry in Scotland on access to UK fishing waters after the UK leaves the EU.
John Robert Lamont (Conservative, Centre-right): As we have already heard, the Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has launched a campaign calling on all parties to back its pledge for the UK to take back control of our waters after we leave the European Union. I am pleased that the Secretary of State has signed that pledge. I have signed it and Scottish Conservatives are signing it. Does my right hon. Friend agree that all parties in this House should sign that pledge?
Leaving the EU: Fishing Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the fishing industry in Scotland on access to UK fishing waters after the UK leaves the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely do agree. When people stand up and say that they are speaking up for the fishing industry, they need to back that up. This pledge does exactly that, and I look forward to all 59 of Scotland’s MPs signing it. [Interruption.]
Leaving the EU: Fishing Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the fishing industry in Scotland on access to UK fishing waters after the UK leaves the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): As the right hon. Gentleman knows, the transitional arrangements will involve a period in which things will remain as they are, in order to provide certainty, but there is a clear mechanism for fishing to leave those transitional arrangements and to be part of the Fisheries Council in December 2020, to plan ahead for 2021.
Leaving the EU: Fishing Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the fishing industry in Scotland on access to UK fishing waters after the UK leaves the EU.
Andrew Theakstone Percy (Conservative, Centre-right): I recently visited Atlantic Canada on a trade visit, where I met Canadian fisheries and ocean tech companies that are invested in Scotland. They are enthusiastic to work more closely with the UK once we have left the common fisheries policy to ensure that we have better balanced and managed fisheries. Can my right hon. Friend give me a commitment that we will do just that?
Leaving the EU: Fishing Industry — House of Commons, 2018-11-28
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What recent discussions he has had with the fishing industry in Scotland on access to UK fishing waters after the UK leaves the EU.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I respect the right hon. Gentleman’s point of view, but I believe that the biggest threat to the integrity of the United Kingdom comes from those on the SNP Benches and from people who are seeking to bring about a no-deal Brexit. A no-deal Brexit is the most certain way to see Scotland leave the United Kingdom, and I am not going to support anything that brings that about.