Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Marion Fellows Excerpts
Wednesday 11th January 2023

(1 year, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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The Secretary of State was asked—
Marion Fellows Portrait Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) (SNP)
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1. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the European Union on Scotland.

Angela Crawley Portrait Angela Crawley (Lanark and Hamilton East) (SNP)
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8. Whether he has made a recent assessment of the impact of the UK leaving the European Union on Scotland.

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Alister Jack Portrait The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alister Jack)
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There are many benefits of leaving the EU for Scotland. They include: the ability to agree new trade deals and strategic partnerships, controlling our borders, ensuring that regulation fits the needs of the United Kingdom, control of our fishing waters and the ability to improve the competitiveness of our economy while maintaining high standards.

Marion Fellows Portrait Marion Fellows
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Statistics from His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs show that Scottish exports have plummeted by £2.2 billion over the two years since Brexit, which has already cost Scotland’s economy around £4 billion. The consequences of Brexit have been invariably harmful. What is the Secretary of State for Scotland doing to protect Scotland from this Tory-imposed act of economic self-harm?