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Philippa Whitford

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Points of Order
Wednesday 16th January 2019

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Neil Gray Portrait Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
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4. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect on Scotland of UK immigration policy after the UK leaves the EU.

Philippa Whitford Portrait Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
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7. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect on Scotland of UK immigration policy after the UK leaves the EU.

Deidre Brock Portrait Deidre Brock (Edinburgh North and Leith) (SNP)
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8. What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the potential effect on Scotland of UK immigration policy after the UK leaves the EU.

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Philippa Whitford Portrait Dr Whitford
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Scrapping freedom of movement will make recruiting staff for NHS Scotland harder. Despite being paid the real living wage, lab technicians, admin staff and social care workers do not earn anywhere close to £30,000. So what did the Secretary of State do to try to convince the Home Secretary to take into account Scotland’s needs?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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I am not going to take any lectures on Scotland’s needs in relation to the NHS from the hon. Lady or the SNP—a party that has put up tax in Scotland such that doctors and nurses in Scotland pay more tax than anywhere else in the UK.

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