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Ronnie Cowan Excerpts
Thursday 25th October 2018

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Chris Heaton-Harris Portrait Chris Heaton-Harris
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We are currently in negotiations with all those individual partners so that we can do exactly that.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)
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17. What recent discussions he has had with the devolved Administrations on the negotiations for the UK leaving the EU.

Robin Walker Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Mr Robin Walker)
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My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State holds detailed discussions with the devolved Administrations on the negotiations, through monthly meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations). I co-chair the Ministerial Forum (EU Negotiations), which met most recently on Monday. We had a productive discussion on co-operative accords, including on science, education and culture.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan
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Has the Secretary of State read the Scottish Government’s most recent publication, “Scotland’s Place in Europe: Our Way Forward”? Will he pledge to consider the recommendation in the report that staying in the single market and customs union would be best for jobs and the economy?