Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"As we have heard from the Minister, no one wants a hard border between the rest of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, and the Government are working to achieve just that. I also made it clear during the referendum campaign that I have always believed in Britain’s future being …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No. I want to make some more progress.
Scotland’s exports are world-renowned—I am sure the hon. Member for Edinburgh South (Ian Murray) and I can absolutely agree about that—and whisky is just one example of a British export success story, with more than 90% of Scotch whisky being sold outwith …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No. I want to make some more progress.
The city I represent, Aberdeen, is a global leader in some of the most innovative sectors, such as life sciences, new oil and gas technology, and food and drink. As the oil capital of Europe, Aberdeen is a global city and new …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No. I want to make more progress.
Furthermore, striking new trade deals will unlock the potential of many more Scottish businesses, helping them to make their mark around the world and boosting our economy at home, too. If we are to seize these opportunities and make the greatest possible success …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No.
That is why this customs Bill is so important. Irrespective of any agreements reached between the UK and the EU as part of the negotiation and exit process, the UK will need primary legislation to create its own stand-alone customs regime, and to amend the VAT and excise regimes …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No.
Furthermore, the Government will ensure, as they do at present, that their future customs regime is consistent with internationally agreed rules and arrangements. What does this mean in practice? As we all know, trade is not just about the trade deals that we strike or where the growing markets …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 20 Nov 2017
Duties of Customs
"No, I want to make this important point: free and fair trade is the greatest poverty alleviation policy. As the Secretary of State for International Trade has already highlighted, over the last generation more than 1 billion people have been taken out of abject poverty, thanks to the success of …..."Ross Thomson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 2nd November 2017
Asked by:
Ross Thomson (Conservative - Aberdeen South)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of proposed closure of all HM Revenue and Customs offices in Scotland outside Glasgow and Edinburgh on the distribution of public sector resources between the (a) central belt and (b) rest of Scotland.
Answered by Mel Stride
- Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HMRC will have two regional centres which will serve the whole of Scotland. They will be located in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the locations which most comprehensively met HMRC’s selection criteria. The spread of HMRC‘s regional centres around the UK supports the Government’s strategy of jobs in every region and nation of the UK.
Written Question
Thursday 2nd November 2017
Asked by:
Ross Thomson (Conservative - Aberdeen South)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will undertake a cost-benefit analysis of maintaining a third HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) office in Scotland, north of Glasgow and Edinburgh, by exempting the Ruby House office in Aberdeen from the proposed HMRC office closures.
Answered by Mel Stride
- Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) established a clear set of location principles to determine where to site its regional centres and considered these principles alongside the impact on its people. Its Locations Programme will bring teams together in large offices, enabling them to work together to maximise tax revenue and tackle fraud and evasion irrespective of where it occurs.
HMRC is confident that the regional centres in Edinburgh and Glasgow, together with its specialist site at Gartcosh, will serve the whole of Scotland effectively.