Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

David Mundell Excerpts
Wednesday 11th November 2020

(3 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Let us carry on then. If the Secretary of State does not have the answer, it is easy—I call David Mundell.

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell (Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale) (Con) [V]
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There are many different ways that the Government can provide economic support to Scottish businesses during covid-19. For the Scotch whisky industry, the biggest help in retaining jobs and supporting its businesses would be for the Government to resolve the US tariffs dispute, rather than escalate it by applying further retaliatory tariffs. Can my right hon. Friend update the House on progress on this vital issue for Scottish businesses and jobs?

Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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From memory, question 16—it has been withdrawn altogether from the papers I was given this morning—was about transport, and I will say on that—