Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Stuart Andrew Excerpts
Wednesday 19th April 2017

(7 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Nigel Evans Portrait Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (Con)
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9. What assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK single market to Scotland.

Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (Con)
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10. What assessment he has made of the contribution of the UK single market to Scotland.

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Stuart Andrew Portrait Stuart Andrew
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My constituency has a long and proud tradition of textile companies, many of which trade with all parts of the United Kingdom. How will those companies be helped by Scotland leaving the hugely successful UK single market?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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Obviously, they will not, because, as my hon. Friend will know, in 2015 Scotland exported £49.8 billion to the rest of the UK, four times more than exports to the EU and three times greater than sales to the rest of the world.