Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Luke Graham Excerpts
Wednesday 11th July 2018

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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My definition of “working closely” is that, when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and I met Fergus Ewing, the Minister responsible for fishing, at the highland show, it was very cordial.

Luke Graham Portrait Luke Graham (Ochil and South Perthshire) (Con)
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As most people in the House know, the Smith commission will have the cross-party commitment to have more devolution from Edinburgh to local authorities, and not to centralise power. What discussions has my right hon. Friend had with the devolved Administration to ensure that that happens?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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As my hon. Friend knows, these matters are devolved, but it is a matter of profound disappointment that, rather than devolving powers on within Scotland, the SNP Scottish Government have become one of the most centralised Governments anywhere in the world.