Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robin Walker and Tom Pursglove

Thursday 27th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

This Government can be proud of the record high employment across the United Kingdom. Perhaps the Scottish Government need to look at the poor performance of the Scottish economy compared with the rest of the UK.

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robin Walker and Tom Pursglove

Thursday 16th May 2019 Commons Chamber

[Mr Robin Walker]

EU nationals play a really important part in all our universities, and I regularly meet the university sector to discuss them. We will absolutely continue to welcome EU nationals to study at our universities after Brexit, but of course, part of the arrangements between us will depend on the future relationship, which will be determined in the next phase of the negotiations. I want to move on so that we can secure the best possible future relationship for our universities.

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

Will the Secretary of State set out for the House why a customs union is the wrong policy choice for the future success of the UK economy?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robin Walker and Tom Pursglove

Thursday 19th July 2018 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

As the hon. Lady says—I recognise this from my constituency, too—chemicals are an important part of production input, and the proposed free trade area for goods, underpinned by a common rulebook, will protect existing supply chains. Our proposals will ensure that products meet the necessary regulatory requirements for both the UK and EU markets, removing the need for regulatory checks at the border, and will mean that existing chemicals regulations and authorisations will remain valid in both markets.

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Leaving the EU: Sectoral Impact Assessments

Debate between Robin Walker and Tom Pursglove

Tuesday 28th November 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

As I made it very clear on the day we debated this issue, the documents did not exist in the form that was requested. We took the motion of the House extremely seriously, and that is why we have made sure that a great deal of information has been provided to the Select Committee.

[Tom Pursglove (Corby) (Con)]

Has any formal protocol been put down by the Committee and conveyed to Ministers about how it would handle this information, because that is pertinent in all this?

[Mr Walker]

Not that I am aware of.