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Michelle Thomson Excerpts
Monday 11th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Thompson Portrait Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)
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21. What assessment he has made of the potential policy implications for his Department of the UK leaving the EU.

Michelle Thomson Portrait Michelle Thomson (Edinburgh West) (Ind)
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22. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on welfare spending.

Stephen Crabb Portrait The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Stephen Crabb)
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The British people have voted to leave the European Union, and the referendum decision must be respected and delivered. My Department is working closely with the EU unit that has been set up in the Cabinet Office, and we will be working with the next Prime Minister and the rest of the Cabinet as we forge a new path for the country.

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