Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he raised (a) the Scottish Government's report entitled Scotland's Place in Europe, published on 20 December 2016 and (b) Scotland's place in the European single market with (i) Vicky Ford MEP, (ii) the Centre for European Policy Studies, (iii) Open Europe, (iv) Bruegel, (v) permanent representatives to the EU and (vi) the CBI's Brussels representative during his visit to Brussels on 9 February 2017.

As the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the Government is committed to delivering the best possible deal for every part of the United Kingdom; a deal which works best for Scottish businesses, Scottish farmers and Scottish fishermen. On 9 February 2017, I travelled to Brussels and met a range of key stakeholders to discuss a variety of topics. We have committed to looking closely at the Scottish Government’s paper, Scotland’s Place in Europe, and we are doing just that.