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Wayne David Excerpts

Thursday 14th December 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Robin Walker]

Since the creation of our Department, we have engaged closely with the financial services industry. We have received representations from a wide variety of stakeholders, including UK Finance, TheCityUK, the Association of Foreign Banks and the Investment Association, as well as many firms in Edinburgh, which, as the hon. Lady knows well, is a regional and global leader in, among others, the asset management and insurance industries. We will continue to work closely with them and colleagues at the Treasury to ensure that our financial services industry thrives.

[Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)]

Will the Government consider negotiating our continued participation in the Erasmus 2 programme after we have left the European Union?

[Mr Walker]

The Prime Minister said in her Florence speech that we would continue to co-operate in areas of culture and education. I believe that we should explore that in the next phase of the talks.