Oral Answers to Questions

Mary Creagh Excerpts

Wednesday 27th June 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Was that heard? I apologise to the hon. Gentleman, but I think we may have to ask someone else to ask his question for him.

[Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab)]

Can the Minister give us some examples?

[Mr Speaker]

We are grateful to the hon. Lady, and we wish the hon. Gentleman well.

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[The Prime Minister]

I was very happy to visit my hon. Friend’s constituency and to highlight the opportunities that the Ayrshire growth deal gives us. As he says, it is important locally, regionally and nationally because of the economic benefit that it can bring. Negotiations have now commenced between both Governments and the Ayrshire councils on how to implement the deal. I understand that officials met on Monday this week to discuss aerospace and proposals for Prestwick, and the work is ongoing across Ayrshire. Therefore, the work is continuing and I can assure him that we recognise the importance of the Ayrshire growth deal.

[Mary Creagh (Wakefield) (Lab)]

Q11. Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating the Foreign Secretary for expressing so pithily what her hard Brexit will do to British jobs and British businesses?

[The Prime Minister]

I say to the hon. Lady, as I have said many times in this House before, that we are pursuing a Brexit that will be a good deal for the UK, a good deal for business, a good deal for citizens, and a good deal for jobs. I believe that we will achieve that because it will be good not only for the United Kingdom, but for the European Union.