Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Wednesday 25th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

It is very important that working mothers and working fathers have access to the childcare they need so that they are able to get into work during the coronavirus crisis. That is why it is so important that we keep our schools and nurseries open, and that we continue to give the support of the 30 hours a week of childcare for three and four-year-olds.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

What steps she is taking to ensure the adequacy of support for disabled people on legacy benefits during the covid-19 outbreak.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Thursday 19th November 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I thank my hon. Friend for his invitation to the Board of Trade. It is likely that our next meeting will be held in Northern Ireland, but I will certainly be looking to Workington for a future meeting to see the fantastic work being done in advanced manufacturing.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

Despite the right hon. Lady’s bluster earlier, we all know that the Prime Minister’s preferred candidate has decisively lost the US presidential election. Give that the Obama Administration’s position was that Brexit would put the UK at the back of the queue for a US trade deal, where does she think the UK stands in that queue now?

[Elizabeth Truss]

Given that the Scottish National party voted for even fewer trade deals than the Labour party, and are even more anti-trade than the Labour party, I am delighted to hear that there seems to be some kind of turnaround and that under a Biden Administration, the hon. Gentleman will back a US trade deal.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Wednesday 6th May 2020 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

Let me put on the record my thanks to all the teachers across the country who are doing a brilliant job keeping our children educated using the latest technology. We are doing all we can to ensure that no child, whatever their background, is left behind during this crisis. We have already committed more than £100 million to boost remote learning, and we are funding access to IT devices and software, focused on the most disadvantaged.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits for social equality of introducing a universal basic income.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Tuesday 2nd July 2019 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I am incredibly proud of our record, as a Government, of reducing inequality. Income inequality is now lower than it was in 2010. We have also cut taxes for basic rate taxpayers by £1,200 a year and put an extra £630 into universal credit for working families.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

2. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Tuesday 29th January 2019 Commons Chamber

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

6. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the economic effect on Scotland of the UK leaving the EU customs union and single market.

[The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Elizabeth Truss)]

The Prime Minister’s deal delivers the ability to negotiate free trade agreements with third-party countries and to protect trade with the EU. So I suggest that the SNP backs the deal, rather than try to stop Brexit.

[Patrick Grady]

Will the Minister confirm that we do not actually know any of the full economic effects because the Treasury has not conducted an economic analysis of the Prime Minister’s deal? On that basis, can it really be the Government’s view, as the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary told me a couple of weeks ago, that other European countries will be looking enviously at the UK’s position?

[Elizabeth Truss]

It is an absolute cheek for SNP Members to claim that there is an issue with our deal, given that they want to break up the UK. Some 61% of Scotland’s external sales are actually to the rest of the United Kingdom.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Thursday 17th December 2015 Commons Chamber

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

T5. Given the challenges of adapting to climate change, how will the Department work towards mitigation and emission reductions that match the Paris agreement ambition of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C?

[Elizabeth Truss]

I am working very closely with my right hon. Friend the Energy and Climate Change Secretary to make sure that we hit our carbon budget, including in areas such as agriculture, biodiversity and tree planting.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Elizabeth Truss and Patrick Grady

Thursday 10th September 2015 Commons Chamber

[Elizabeth Truss]

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We are working to make our inspections more efficient and to use technology better, such as satellite imagery and light detection and ranging data, so that we do not have to go traipsing around farms. We are looking at things we can do online. Over the previous Parliament, we cut guidance by 80% and we reduced farm inspections by 34,000 every year, but we want to do more in this Parliament.

[Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)]

15. What steps she is taking to ensure farmers receive a fair price for their produce from retailers.