Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Kirsten Oswald Excerpts
Wednesday 19th April 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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From my discussions with the Scottish food and drink industry, I understand that its greatest concern is that the Scottish National party would seek to drag Scotland out of the United Kingdom.

Kirsten Oswald Portrait Kirsten Oswald (East Renfrewshire) (SNP)
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Does the Secretary of State stand by his comments last year, when he said:

“My role is to ensure Scotland gets the best possible deal and that deal involves clearly being part of the single market”?

Will he be honest with his constituents in a few weeks’ time? Will they be voting for an MP who supports being in the single market, or for one who wants to go along with a damaging hard Brexit, whatever the cost to families and businesses in his constituency?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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When I contest my constituency in the next general election, I look forward to knowing exactly what the SNP position is on the EU. Is it for taking Scotland back into the EU, or is it not? I hope we will find out in the next six weeks.