Speech in General Committees - Tue 26 Mar 2019
Draft Food and Farming (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"Is the Minister saying that current protections for those spirit drinks from Europe, which we have recognised up to this point, are no longer guaranteed to continue, and that it is very much dependent on negotiations?..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Draft Food and Farming (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Speech in General Committees - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"Like you, I am sure, Mr Austin, I have sat on what feels like hundreds of these Committees where the purpose of the secondary legislation has, by and large, been writing back into UK legislation provisions that are being lost as a result of Brexit. This SI is an unfortunate …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Speech in General Committees - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"Can the Minister give us a little more information about how long reapplying to the EU to be on that register would take, and what kind of support he will give businesses to do that? Businesses have told me they are worried about the length of time and the cost …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Speech in General Committees - Wed 20 Mar 2019
Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
"I made a point about third countries in future trade deals and how protections might be dealt with in those circumstances. I am thinking particularly of evidence that we received in the Scottish Affairs Committee from Dr Maria Garcia of the University of Bath. She used Scottish whisky as an …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Draft Food and Drink, Veterinary Medicines AND RESIDUES (amendment ETC.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Written Question
Thursday 21st February 2019
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many records his Department holds that have reached the time limit for their transfer to the National Archives but have not been transferred.
Answered by Robert Jenrick
HM Treasury currently holds the following legacy records (pre-1994):
23,310 | - Records still to be reviewed, retained by means of Retention Instrument |
9,645 | - Records selected for transfer to The National Archives, retained by means of Retention Instrument |
55,600 | - Records awaiting destruction |
11,774 | - Records planned for transfer in calendar year 2019 |
13 | - Records retained for an inquiry or investigation |
526 | - Records and extracts retained from transferred records |
Written Question
Wednesday 20th February 2019
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to reform the calculation of the Retail Price Index.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
As set out at Budget 2018, the government recognises the flaws in the way that the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is measured and has made progress in moving away from using it. However, given the extensive use of the RPI across the public and private sectors further moves away from the measure are complex and potentially costly.
The government’s objective is that the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) will become its headline measure over time, and that it will reduce the use of the RPI when and where practicable.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Feb 2019
Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed Deal
"Unlike the EEA or single market model, the PM’s deal assumes that regulatory checks will be essential to the proper functioning of separate EU and UK markets. Does not the Minister agree that we need to understand the impact of such trade barriers now?..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed Deal
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 29 Jan 2019
HMRC Estate Transformation
"HMRC’s New Waverley development in Edinburgh is being used for photo opportunities by Back-Bench Tory MPs even before it opens. We know that the office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and of the Advocate General for Scotland, the Office for Statistics Regulation, the Information Commissioner’s Office, the Government …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: HMRC Estate Transformation
Written Question
Monday 21st January 2019
Asked by:
Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what funding allocation Scotland will receive as a result of Barnett formula determinations on spending in preparation for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The Government has provided more than £4.2 billion of additional funding to prepare for EU Exit since 2016, including over £2 billion for core activities in 2019-20 for deal and no deal scenarios.
The 2019-20 allocations were announced in a Written Ministerial Statement on 18 December 2018, with the Scottish Government allocated £54.7m through the Barnett Formula.
This follows the Scottish Government’s £37.3m Barnett-based allocation from a £1.5 billion fund in 2018-19.
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 27 Jun 2018
Scottish Economy
"If the hon. Gentleman is genuinely interested in growing the Scottish economy, he should support the devolution of powers to set VAT and national insurance rates, and to collect fuel duties, capital gains tax, interest on dividends and export duties, as well as all the other powers that the Scottish …..."Deidre Brock - View Speech
View all Deidre Brock (SNP - Edinburgh North and Leith) contributions to the debate on: Scottish Economy