Debates between Brendan O'Hara and Robin Walker during the 2017-2019 Parliament

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Debate between Brendan O'Hara and Robin Walker
Thursday 16th May 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Robin Walker Portrait Mr Robin Walker
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I agree with every word the hon. Lady just said. That is one of the reasons why we are seeking to secure the international agreement we have already negotiated with the European Union to allow an orderly withdrawal—one that will allow us to work together effectively on those issues in the future. Indeed, our Prime Minister has been in European capitals this week working collaboratively with other European countries.

Brendan O'Hara Portrait Brendan O’Hara (Argyll and Bute) (SNP)
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The Minister knows that the Government’s myopic obsession with ending freedom of movement is causing a recruitment crisis in the health and social care sector—indeed, the King’s Fund said recently that it was becoming a national emergency. Why are his Government determined to drag that sector into that national emergency?