Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

David Duguid Excerpts
Wednesday 10th July 2019

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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I am sure the hon. Gentleman will be delighted to hear that I was in the other place only last week, meeting Members there on a cross-party basis to discuss electoral funding issues. We have already announced a consultation paper on this, and we will look to achieve what broad cross-party consensus we can.

David Duguid Portrait David Duguid (Banff and Buchan) (Con)
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On the subject of strengthening the Union, does my hon. Friend share my determination to deliver Brexit and provide a new era of sovereignty and a sea of opportunity for fishermen across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

Kevin Foster Portrait Kevin Foster
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We look forward to the powers that will be coming back from Brussels and going to Scotland’s Parliament. Of course, there is one party that opposes that and wants those powers to stay away from the devolved level of government, and that is the Scottish National party.