"12. Not only can this Government not confirm where powers on our rural economy will lie after Brexit, but they cannot say how financial support for farmers will work, either. Why are the interests of Scottish farmers such a low priority for this Government?..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way; he is being generous. On the subject of trade, does he agree that actually the EU is Scotland’s growth market area? We have seen a 20% increase in the export of goods since 2007, and for services the figure was 50%, so …..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"T5. Last month, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union could not offer an answer when asked whether powers over agriculture and fisheries would be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. However, DEFRA Ministers say that the UK Government will be devising a UK-wide policy framework for those industries. …..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"3. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the UK’s decision to leave the EU on the rural economy. ..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"Scotland’s food and drink exports are worth more than £2 billion to our national economy, and businesses in my constituency of Ochil and South Perthshire contribute significantly to that total. However, many in the agricultural workforce are seasonal workers from other EU states who take advantage of the single market’s …..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"16. What assessment she has made of the potential effect of the outcome of the EU referendum on levels of overseas investment in the UK energy sector...." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech
"The recent EU referendum result has of course created widespread insecurity in this market and, indeed, the wider economy. There is now an increasing number of possible options from the Brexit negotiations, each leading to a number of regulatory and market options for the UK’s relationship with the EU, with …..." Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh - View Speech