Debates between John McDonnell and Philippa Whitford during the 2015-2017 Parliament

EU Membership: Economic Benefits

Debate between John McDonnell and Philippa Whitford
Wednesday 15th June 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John McDonnell Portrait John McDonnell
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I suggest that all those engaged with social media apply as quickly as possible.

Philippa Whitford Portrait Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
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I, too, echo the point about the number of EU migrants who work in the NHS, which I have come from. They include my husband, who has worked here and paid taxes here for 30 years and yet is excluded from the vote. We should also remember that the people we export to Europe are predominantly those who have retired there. We import young working people and we export retired people, and we should remember that balance.

John McDonnell Portrait John McDonnell
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That is an interesting point, and in this debate people have talked about our ageing population and just how much we need youth coming into this country to enable us to balance the population growth.