Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Tuesday 2nd July 2019 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I am incredibly proud of our record, as a Government, of reducing inequality. Income inequality is now lower than it was in 2010. We have also cut taxes for basic rate taxpayers by £1,200 a year and put an extra £630 into universal credit for working families.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

2. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Tuesday 29th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss)]

The Prime Minister’s deal delivers the ability to negotiate free trade agreements with third-party countries and to protect trade with the EU. So I suggest that the SNP backs the deal, rather than try to stop Brexit.

[Patrick Grady]

Will the Minister confirm that we do not actually know any of the full economic effects because the Treasury has not conducted an economic analysis of the Prime Minister’s deal? On that basis, can it really be the Government’s view, as the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary told me a couple of weeks ago, that other European countries will be looking enviously at the UK’s position?

[Elizabeth Truss]

It is an absolute cheek for SNP Members to claim that there is an issue with our deal, given that they want to break up the UK. Some 61% of Scotland’s external sales are actually to the rest of the United Kingdom.