Business of the House

Drew Hendry Excerpts
Thursday 12th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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I think that the key concern of pensioners and others in the hon. Gentleman’s Dundee constituency would surely be whether they continue to have access to the post office services that they need. Whether those are provided via a Crown post office or through a franchised sub-post office is a separate issue; it is the quality and accessibility of the service that should surely come first.

Drew Hendry Portrait Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (SNP)
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May we have a debate in Government time on the future and current performance of UK Border Force at airports? According to the Tourism Industry Council, if the 23 million EU nationals who visit every year are subject to full border checks, staffing would have to increase by 200%—and that is on top of current failures. What are the Government’s plans?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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The hon. Gentleman will be able to make that point to the Home Secretary during Home Office questions on 23 January.