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Police Officer Safety — House of Commons, 2016-10-11
Topic: Law and Crime
Brandon Kenneth Lewis (Conservative, Centre-right): As we are limited to a few seconds of time, I will have to say that, in another place and at another opportunity, I will go through how the changing police force means that the work they are doing is changing. Having more officers on the frontline with their time focused on working with communities is a good thing. There is also the work with the College of Policing. I know that chief constables will continue to do what they can to ensure that they keep their people safe and enable them to work confidently to tackle the challenges of modern crime. We will continue to support them in this There is much more that I and probably other Members would like to say on this issue, but we are time-constrained. I will leave it there, but I look forward to speaking to the hon. Lady and the gentlemen who have come to watch us this evening straight after this debate Question put and agreed to.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The Scottish economy faces a number of challenges as a result of the vote to leave the EU. Yesterday I began a process of direct engagement with Scottish business leaders to ensure that their voice is heard in the forthcoming negotiations.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): May I begin by commending the hon. Gentleman for his service as shadow Scottish Secretary? No one knows better than me how difficult it is to be your party’s sole representative from Scotland in this House and be shadow Scottish Secretary. He performed the role with great distinction, and I am particularly grateful for his work to ensure the passage of the Scotland Act 2016 in this place. He will be pleased to know that when I met business leaders yesterday Standard Life was represented. One point that its representatives made, which is important for discussions on the future of the Scottish economy, is how important the market outwith Europe is, as well as the market within Europe. Standard Life did not wish us to lose focus on the many business opportunities it pursues, in north America in particular.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): Obviously when I met Scottish businesses I wanted them to address the opportunities for business. I have just referred to a leading Scottish company with significant interests outwith the EU, but businesses in Scotland are naturally concerned to understand the arrangements that will be put in place for our future relationship with the EU.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman omits one fact. My colleagues were unable to support his party’s motion because the SNP would not take the toxic and divisive issue of a second independence referendum off the table. Anyone who wants to unify opinion in Scotland does not start talking about a second Scottish independence referendum. I hope the First Minister was listening yesterday to Scottish businesses when they said decisively in relation to discussions about the EU that they did not want to hear about Scottish independence.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Agriculture
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I welcome the hon. Gentleman to his position, and he is welcome in Moffat any time he wants. I have performed his role in the past, but when I did so there were 41 Scottish MPs opposite me, and 15 months later it has come to this. CAP payments will be subject to negotiations, and as someone who argued for a remain vote, I made it clear to farmers in Scotland that there would be a degree of uncertainty if there was a vote to leave. As a result of our withdrawal from the EU, responsibility for agriculture will now rest directly with the Scotland Parliament.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): Since the outcome of the EU referendum, both the Prime Minister and I have had discussions with Scottish Government Ministers, and we will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months. As the Prime Minister has made clear, we will fully involve the Scottish Government and other devolved Administrations as we prepare for negotiations with the European Union.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I am clear that the majority of people across the United Kingdom voted for the UK to leave the European Union, and that decision must be implemented. In doing so, we must secure the best possible deal for Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I confirm that the Scottish Government will be at the heart of the negotiation process. I can also confirm today that I and my Cabinet colleague, my right hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Mr Letwin), who is responsible for the European unit within the Government, will meet the First Minister next week to discuss how that might be achieved.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I expect slightly more original lines from the hon. Gentleman. My position is clear: I very much welcome any initiative pursued by the First Minister or by the Scottish Government that can be to the benefit of Scotland without being to the detriment of the rest of the United Kingdom. I look forward to hearing from the First Minister when I meet her next week how the various initiatives she is pursuing are going. We want to work together. Businesses in Scotland yesterday made it very clear that they want a Team UK approach: the Scottish Government and the UK Government working in tandem in the best interests of Scotland.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
Christopher James Green (Conservative, Centre-right): Does my right hon. Friend agree that, just as the Scottish referendum was binding for a generation, so too is the United Kingdom’s decision on the European Union? Is it not incumbent on all politicians, including those in the devolved Administrations, now to come together to make this work?
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I very much hope that that will be the case. I met Fiona Hyslop, the Minister responsible in the Scottish Government, within hours of the EU declaration being made. My right hon. Friend the Minister for Europe is in Scotland today. I am meeting Fiona Hyslop tomorrow, and, as I have already said, I am meeting the First Minister next week. We want to work as closely as we can with the devolved Administrations to get the best outcome for Scotland.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The hon. Gentleman may not have read the ballot paper, but the question was not about Scottish independence. It was about whether voters in Scotland wanted the United Kingdom to remain in the EU. I was a part of the 1.6 million people in Scotland who voted to remain in the EU, but I did not do so on the basis that Scotland would then be dragged out of the United Kingdom if I did not get the decision I wanted.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.; With over 1 million people in Scotland voting to leave the European Union last month, what is my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the rush for a second independence referendum on the Union?
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): It is important that we respect the views of people we do not agree with. It has become evident that the Scottish National party cannot respect the views of the 2 million people who voted to remain in the United Kingdom in the 2014 referendum and it does not respect the people who voted to leave the EU. I do not agree with the people who voted to leave, but their views need to be respected.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.; With over 1 million people in Scotland voting to leave the European Union last month, what is my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the rush for a second independence referendum on the Union?; Will my right hon. Friend tell us what discussions he has had on the possibility of Scotland having to accept joining the euro if, as it claims, it wants to stay in the European Union?
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): Clearly the parameters have changed, and if any proposition were put forward for any prospective further independence referendum, it would be carried out on an entirely different basis from what we had with the 2014 proposition, and membership of the euro might well be part of that.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: International Affairs
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.; With over 1 million people in Scotland voting to leave the European Union last month, what is my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the rush for a second independence referendum on the Union?; Will my right hon. Friend tell us what discussions he has had on the possibility of Scotland having to accept joining the euro if, as it claims, it wants to stay in the European Union?
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I think I have set out clearly how I see the way forward on these matters, and it lies with the Scottish Government and the UK Government working as closely as they possibly can together. That is the way we will get the best possible arrangements for Scotland. The message from business leaders I met yesterday was that we need a Team UK approach to get that deal for Scotland
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Social Welfare
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.; With over 1 million people in Scotland voting to leave the European Union last month, what is my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the rush for a second independence referendum on the Union?; Will my right hon. Friend tell us what discussions he has had on the possibility of Scotland having to accept joining the euro if, as it claims, it wants to stay in the European Union?; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Ministers of the Scottish Government on the devolution and implementation of social security powers.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): I am committed to working with the Scottish Government to ensure a safe and secure transfer of welfare powers. I met Scottish Ministers in the joint ministerial working group on welfare on 16 June. We had a constructive meeting and issued a joint communiqué about our discussions.
EU Referendum — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
Questions: What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the economy in Scotland over the next five years of the outcome of the EU referendum.; With over 1 million people in Scotland voting to leave the European Union last month, what is my right hon. Friend’s assessment of the rush for a second independence referendum on the Union?; Will my right hon. Friend tell us what discussions he has had on the possibility of Scotland having to accept joining the euro if, as it claims, it wants to stay in the European Union?; What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Ministers of the Scottish Government on the devolution and implementation of social security powers.
David Gordon Mundell (Conservative, Centre-right): The financial arrangements for the transfer of powers were dealt with in the fiscal framework, and that circumstance was contemplated in it. There are two sets of benefits that are subject to transfer: one is a set of benefits for which the Scottish Government will have full responsibility and can therefore shape and make a new benefit or change benefits; and the other set involves powers to top-up existing UK benefits. Clearly, if an existing UK benefit did not exist, the power to top it up would not exist either, but the power to create an equivalent might well do.
Steel Industry — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Energy
Anna Mary Soubry (Conservative, Centre-right): I was delighted to be present at the Dalzell plant in April for the handover of that plant and Clydebridge from Tata to the Liberty Group. I think that if we continue the excellent process of working together, the prospects for the steel industry in Scotland must be good, and I am going to be positive about its future.
Steel Industry — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
Thomas Christopher John Pursglove (Conservative, Centre-right): I thank the Minister for that encouraging answer. What discussions is she having with the First Minister and with other Departments to ensure that the Scottish steel industry receives all the help and support that it needs?
North Sea Gas and Oil Industry — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Energy
Anna Mary Soubry (Conservative, Centre-right): Yes, because we fully understand the difficulties in the oil and gas sector at the moment. That is why we have launched this plan. By working together we can improve the lot, but these are difficult times for the oil and gas sector.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Education
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Making sure that all our citizens have life chances to make the most of their talents should be the driving mission for the rest of this Parliament. Yesterday at Cabinet we were discussing the importance of boosting the National Citizen Service, which will play a key role in giving young people the confidence and life skills to make the most of the talents that they undoubtedly have.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Labor
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): First, let me join the Leader of the Opposition in giving our sympathies and condolences to all those who have been the victims of these appalling terrorist attacks, as he says, in Baghdad and Medina, and also in Istanbul On the issue of what has happened in our coalfield communities in order to see new jobs and new investment, we have made sure that there is not only a minimum wage, but now a national living wage. The Leader of the Opposition talks about one colliery. I very recently visited the site of the Grimethorpe colliery; there is now one business there—ASOS, I think—employing almost 5,000 people. We are never going to succeed as a country if we try to hold on to the jobs of industries that have become uncompetitive; we have got to invest in the industries of the future, and that is what this Government are doing.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): We have intervened with the national living wage. We have intervened with more fines against companies which do not pay the minimum wage. We have intervened, and for the first time—this is something Labour never did—we are naming and shaming the companies involved. Those interventions help and can make a difference, but the real intervention that we need is an economy that is growing and encouraging investment, because we want the industries of the future. That is what can be seen in our country and that is why record numbers are in work—2.5 million more people have a job since I become Prime Minister—and why the British economy has been one of the strongest in the G7.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): The right hon. Gentleman is talking down the performance of parts of our economy that are doing well. The fastest growing part of our economy has been the north-west, not the south-east. Exports are growing faster in the north-east, not in London. There is a huge amount of work to do to make sure that we heal that north-south divide, and for the first time we have a Government with a proper strategy of investing in the infrastructure and the training and the skills that will make a difference. For years, regional policy was about just trying to distribute a few Government jobs outside London. We now have a strategy that is about skills, training and growth, and it is delivering.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): Again, I think the right hon. Gentleman is talking down the north in the questions that he asks. The unemployment rate in the north-west is lower than the rate in London, so I think his figures are wrong As for investment, we of course need to have Government investment, and we have that in HS2 and the railways. We have the biggest investment programme since Victorian times and the biggest investment in our roads since the 1970s, but we can invest only if we have a strong, growing economy. We know what Labour’s recipe is: more borrowing, more spending, more debt, and trashing the economy, which is what they did in office. That is when investment collapses.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Macroeconomics
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): What the right hon. Gentleman says is simply not the case. The rules that we set out always had flexibilities in case growth did not turn out the way it did. I would take his advice more seriously if I could think of a single spending reduction that he supported at any time in the past six years. The fact is that this Government and the previous one—the coalition Government—had to take difficult decisions to get our deficit under control. It has gone from the 11% of GDP that we inherited—almost the biggest in the world—to under 3% this year and that is because of difficult decisions. If he can stand up and tell me about one of those decisions that he has supported, I would be interested to hear it.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Labor
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): If the investment was going to the wrong places, we would not see 2.5 million more people in work and we would not see a fall in unemployment and a rise in employment in every single region in our country The only area where I think the right hon. Gentleman has made a massive contribution is in recent weeks coming up with the biggest job-creation scheme that I have ever seen in my life. Almost everyone on the Benches behind him has had an opportunity to serve on the Opposition Front Bench. Rather like those old job-creation schemes, however, it has been a bit of a revolving door. They get a job—sometimes for only a few hours—and then they go back to the Back Benches, but it is a job-creation scheme none the less and we should thank him for that.
Engagements — House of Commons, 2016-07-06
Topic: Government Operations
Questions: On a day when significant questions have been levelled at the collective decision making of politicians, military leaders and intelligence services, many of our constituents will be seeking reassurance that the lives of their loved ones were not given in vain, and that the mistakes that were made will never happen again. Will the Prime Minister ensure that the lessons learned will be fully examined and acted upon so that the tragic mistakes made over a decade ago can never be repeated?
David William Donald Cameron (Conservative, Centre-right): I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. I can certainly give that assurance. I am sure that we will have plenty of time this afternoon to discuss the Chilcot report. Sir John Chilcot is on his feet at the moment explaining what he has found. I think that the most important thing we can do is really learn the lessons for the future, and he has laid out the lessons quite clearly. We will obviously want to spend a lot of time talking about the decision to go to war and all the rest of it, but I think that the most important thing for all of us is to think, "How do we make sure that Government work better, that decisions are arrived at better, and that legal advice is considered better?" I think that all those things are perhaps the best legacy we can seek from this whole thing.