Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Wednesday 25th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

It is very important that working mothers and working fathers have access to the childcare they need so that they are able to get into work during the coronavirus crisis. That is why it is so important that we keep our schools and nurseries open, and that we continue to give the support of the 30 hours a week of childcare for three and four-year-olds.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of support for disabled people on legacy benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Thursday 19th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I thank my hon. Friend for his invitation to the Board of Trade. It is likely that our next meeting will be held in Northern Ireland, but I will certainly be looking to Workington for a future meeting to see the fantastic work being done in advanced manufacturing.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

Despite the right hon. Lady’s bluster earlier, we all know that the Prime Minister’s preferred candidate has decisively lost the US presidential election. Give that the Obama Administration’s position was that Brexit would put the UK at the back of the queue for a US trade deal, where does she think the UK stands in that queue now?

[Elizabeth Truss]

Given that the Scottish National party voted for even fewer trade deals than the Labour party, and are even more anti-trade than the Labour party, I am delighted to hear that there seems to be some kind of turnaround and that under a Biden Administration, the hon. Gentleman will back a US trade deal.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Wednesday 6th May 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

Let me put on the record my thanks to all the teachers across the country who are doing a brilliant job keeping our children educated using the latest technology. We are doing all we can to ensure that no child, whatever their background, is left behind during this crisis. We have already committed more than £100 million to boost remote learning, and we are funding access to IT devices and software, focused on the most disadvantaged.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits for social equality of introducing a universal basic income.