2 Joy Morrissey debates involving the Scotland Office

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Joy Morrissey Excerpts
Wednesday 28th April 2021

(3 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Let us see if we can calm it down a little.

Joy Morrissey Portrait Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield) (Con)
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The UK is indeed a world leader in covid-19 vaccination. May I thank the Prime Minister for the swift action he has taken to deliver this for our country, and will he join me in thanking the many local volunteers, such as Kirsty Griffiths who has been volunteering at the Marlow vaccine centre, and Guy Hollis and Paul Bass who have been volunteering alongside Denham community health centre? And thank you for the vaccine roll-out in South Bucks.

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend should thank everybody involved, and it has been a fantastic national effort, led by the NHS—led overwhelmingly by GPs, but also by many others, including local council officers and officials and the Army, and of course huge numbers of volunteers in her constituency and elsewhere, and I thank Kirsty Griffiths, Guy Hollis and Paul Bass very much for everything they have done.

Oral Answers to Questions

Joy Morrissey Excerpts
Wednesday 9th September 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Joy Morrissey Portrait Joy Morrissey (Beaconsfield) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support British armed forces personnel based in Scotland.

Mark Jenkinson Portrait Mark Jenkinson (Workington) (Con)
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What steps his Department is taking to support British armed forces personnel based in Scotland.

Alister Jack Portrait The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alister Jack)
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British armed forces personnel in Scotland play a crucial role in defending the whole UK, and my Department meets regularly with the Ministry of Defence to help raise concerns that are specific to Scotland. I feel particularly indebted to the armed forces in Scotland, who keep us safe at home and abroad and who assisted with such dedication at the height of this covid pandemic.

Joy Morrissey Portrait Joy Morrissey
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The SNP Government’s decision to make Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK has threatened to put the many brave troops based there out of pocket through no fault of their own. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, because our armed forces serve the whole UK, it is only right that they are treated equally and fairly wherever they are based?

Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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I absolutely agree. Our armed forces perform a hugely important task in their service of the United Kingdom, and it is unacceptable that any member of them should be subject to discriminatory taxation. That is why the United Kingdom Government took the decision to make an annual payment to protect them from the Scottish Government’s decision to make Scotland the highest taxed part of the United Kingdom.