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Written Question
Civil Servants: EU Nationals
Monday 23rd November 2020

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to make changes to the Civil Service Nationality Rules before the end of the transition period; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

The Government remains committed to protecting the rights of resident EU nationals, and their family members, to enable them to live and work here as they do now when free movement is ended. This includes the rights of those currently working in the Civil Service and we will be updating the Civil Service Nationality Rules before the end of the year.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Covid-19: Winter Plan

"The uplift to universal credit was welcome, but people on legacy benefits, the sick and the disabled have also faced additional costs and hardships because of the pandemic, many of which were incurred to follow Government advice on shielding or protecting themselves. How does the right hon. Gentleman justify not …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2020
Covid-19 Update

"Will the Prime Minister look at the case of a young constituent of mine who has gone from a successful career in banking to facing the real prospect of bankruptcy, all because he set up his own business on the wrong side of the completely unnecessary cut-off date for self-employed …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"This Bill is an outrage. We are thumbing our nose at international law, our Irish friends and EU allies, even while still in negotiations with them. It would be farcically funny, were it not so deadly serious. The Prime Minister has been double dealing not only with our international partners …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the proposal for an internal UK market after the transition period. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jul 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"The head of the Vote Leave campaign in Scotland was quite clear about the automatic devolution of powers to Holyrood after Brexit, saying:

“Any repatriated power that isn’t already explicitly denoted as ‘reserved’ in the Scotland Act 1998 is assumed to be the remit of the Scottish Parliament.”

Why is …..."

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Written Question
Revenue and Customs: Redundancy Pay
Tuesday 17th March 2020

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for voluntary exit payments for HMRC staff aged over 60 of the tribunal ruling in Ms J Elliot v Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

Answered by Chloe Smith

It is not appropriate to comment on a case that is currently subject to ongoing legal proceedings.


Written Question
Prorogation
Friday 4th October 2019

Asked by: Stuart C McDonald (Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the length of prorogation required in order for the Government to prepare for a Queen's speech.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Prime Minister intends to request that the current session of Parliament be prorogued from the evening of Tuesday 8 October, with a Queen’s Speech on Monday 14 October.

These timings would mean Parliament is prorogued for the shortest time possible to enable all the necessary logistical preparations for a State Opening to be undertaken, including those done by the House Authorities.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Sep 2019
Brexit Readiness: Operation Yellowhammer

"The Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and indeed the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster all pledged during the referendum campaign that the rights of EU citizens would be protected automatically after Brexit—in other words, without the need for any application at all. Will he now fulfil that pledge, as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Oral Answers to Questions

"9. What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the progress of talks on restoring devolution in Northern Ireland. ..."
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