:00:00. > :00:00.the day in both Houses of Parliament at 11.00pm. But first, questions to
:00:00. > :00:14.the Secretary of State for Scotland, David Mundell.
:00:15. > :00:19.THE SPEAKER: Order, order. Questions to the Secretary of State for
:00:20. > :00:28.Scotland. Number one, please.
:00:29. > :00:31.Mr, speaker, as this is the Scottish questions, that immediately proceed
:00:32. > :00:37.Burn's Night next Wednesday, 25th January, can I wish all those
:00:38. > :00:40.organising Burn's Suppers orreer esnrents Scotland, across the UK,
:00:41. > :00:44.including here in this House of Commons, and around the world, the
:00:45. > :00:48.very best. Robert Burn's legacy is as relevant today, as ever. Mr
:00:49. > :00:51.Speaker, the UK Government is committed to a safe and secure
:00:52. > :00:57.transfer of the remaining welfare powers. The majority of welfare
:00:58. > :01:00.powers commenced in 2016 and the transfer of the remaining powers
:01:01. > :01:03.will be overseen by the joint ministerial working group on
:01:04. > :01:09.welfare, which will meet again next month.
:01:10. > :01:12.Thank you, Mr Speaker. The Scotland Act gives the Scottish Government
:01:13. > :01:16.powers over benefits in Scotland. Does the Secretary of State agree
:01:17. > :01:23.that it is the Scottish Government that must now set out the detail of
:01:24. > :01:29.how they plan to use these powers to shape Scotland's welfare system?
:01:30. > :01:33.Mr Speakers my honourable friend is absolutely right. The power for the
:01:34. > :01:36.Scottish Parliament to create new benefits in devolved areas came into
:01:37. > :01:43.force in the autumn and they now have the power to shape that welfare
:01:44. > :01:46.system as they choose. Some modest Myers have already been -- some
:01:47. > :01:51.modest measures have already been announced but it is time that we
:01:52. > :01:55.hear more about the proposals for a new welfare system, a consultation
:01:56. > :01:56.has been held and I look forward to hearing the Scottish Government's
:01:57. > :02:05.response to that. Thank you, Mr Speaker, the fact that
:02:06. > :02:10.the UK Government planned to close half of the Glasgow Jobcentre,
:02:11. > :02:14.without even knowing the number of affected people, is a dereliction of
:02:15. > :02:17.duty. Will the Secretary of State commit to having a word with his
:02:18. > :02:23.Cabinet colleagues and getting these plans dropped?
:02:24. > :02:30.Mr Speaker, I do understand the concerns that have been raised in
:02:31. > :02:34.relation to Jobcentre closures in Glasgow and it is the Government's
:02:35. > :02:37.determination - and I have spoken directedly with my colleague the
:02:38. > :02:42.Secretary of State, to ensure that there will be no change to the level
:02:43. > :02:49.of service offered to the people of Glasgow. As the honourable lady and
:02:50. > :02:53.other members in Glasgow will know, there is a public consultation for
:02:54. > :02:57.people who have to travel more than three miles or more than 20 minutes
:02:58. > :03:03.in time. That's open until 31st January. I would encourage all those
:03:04. > :03:06.affected and all honourable members with constituents affected to take
:03:07. > :03:11.part in that consultation. Thank you, Mr Speaker. The transfer of
:03:12. > :03:14.signature powers over welfare decisions clearly raises compli died
:03:15. > :03:17.issues, as we have seen over the last few months. -- complicated
:03:18. > :03:21.issues. Could my right honourable friend update the house on the
:03:22. > :03:30.recent work of the joint ministerial working group on welfare and give
:03:31. > :03:36.his assessment of progress? Mr Speaker, the joint ministerial group
:03:37. > :03:42.on welfare has played a very important part in establishing the
:03:43. > :03:50.links between the DWP and the Scottish Government. I've been in
:03:51. > :03:55.regular recent contact with Angela Constance, the minister in the
:03:56. > :03:58.Scottish Government in relation to the Scottish Government's latest
:03:59. > :04:04.proposals in relation to Universal Credit. Inevitably, because of the
:04:05. > :04:08.complexity of this area, as the transfer takes place, new issues
:04:09. > :04:14.arise, which need to be dealt with and the joint ministerial working
:04:15. > :04:20.group is the ideal place to do that. Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, I'm
:04:21. > :04:29.sure the whole House will join me and send our condolence to the
:04:30. > :04:35.family of a man who passed away last week. He principles showed us when
:04:36. > :04:42.we work together, it is possible to do the impossible.
:04:43. > :04:48.It is estimated the people of Scotland lose out on 190 million a
:04:49. > :04:53.year as a result of allowances being taken away. If that wasn't enough, a
:04:54. > :04:58.year ago the Government did this guft withdrew the timetable of
:04:59. > :05:01.acknowledging the new one. So account Secretary of State inform
:05:02. > :05:05.the House and indeed the people of Scotland when can they expect to
:05:06. > :05:12.lose out on this ?190 million a year? Can I welcome the honourable
:05:13. > :05:15.gentlemen back. He was missed at our last Scottish questions, although
:05:16. > :05:22.his honourable friend, entertained the House, at least I think I can
:05:23. > :05:25.say that. In relation to Cannon Kenyon
:05:26. > :05:29.Wriegted. I knew him and he was a very principled man, with very, very
:05:30. > :05:32.strong personal conviction and obviously played a very important
:05:33. > :05:35.part in the constitutional convention which led to the
:05:36. > :05:41.establishment of the Scottish Parliament. As we have seen in the
:05:42. > :05:48.media, he is widely mourned N relation to disacted Ben fishgts the
:05:49. > :05:51.honourable gentlemen will know -- in relation to disability benefits. The
:05:52. > :05:54.honourable gentleman will know they'll be fully devolved to the
:05:55. > :05:58.Scottish Government. It was dealt with in the fiscal framework. It is
:05:59. > :06:02.now for the Scottish Government to come forward with their proposals
:06:03. > :06:06.for disability benefits in Scotland. Does my honourable friend agree with
:06:07. > :06:09.me that we need to hear less from the Scottish Government about the
:06:10. > :06:16.powers they want, and more about how they are going to use the powers we
:06:17. > :06:21.have given them. Hear, hear, hear. My honourable friend makes a very,
:06:22. > :06:24.relevant point. The honourable gentleman opposite referred to
:06:25. > :06:28.personal independence payments. I know that the Scottish Government
:06:29. > :06:34.are opposed to personal independence payments, but what I have no idea
:06:35. > :06:37.about, is what they intend to replace personal independence
:06:38. > :06:44.payments with, and what timetable they intend to do that. Thank you,
:06:45. > :06:49.Mr Speaker, may begin by joining colleagues and paying tribute to
:06:50. > :06:54.Cannon KenyonIng Wright, somebody who played a big role in helping to
:06:55. > :06:58.deliver devolution to Scotland and in 2014 supported a yes vote for
:06:59. > :07:03.Scottish independence. Mr Speaker, the UK Government is planning to
:07:04. > :07:07.close half of the job centres in the Glasgow without knowing the number
:07:08. > :07:10.of people that will be affected by such a radical change. Was the
:07:11. > :07:15.Secretary of State consulted in advance of the closures? And when
:07:16. > :07:21.did he show enough interest to find out which specific locations would
:07:22. > :07:26.face closure? Mr Speaker, I have taken a very close interest in this
:07:27. > :07:32.issue. And I have worked closely with both ply colleagues in the
:07:33. > :07:36.Department for Work and Pensions and the Scottish Government in that
:07:37. > :07:42.regard. The Government and myself have never suggested that the
:07:43. > :07:49.procedures followed in relation to this process had been perfect, but
:07:50. > :07:54.what we have - what we have put forward is a public consultation, in
:07:55. > :07:59.relation to those people affected, who have to travel more than three
:08:00. > :08:05.miles or 20 minutes and I encourage everyone involved to take part in
:08:06. > :08:10.that consultation. Mrnchts speaker, the devolution of powers hangs very
:08:11. > :08:12.much together with the hard Brexit plans of this Government -- Mr
:08:13. > :08:18.Speaker. The Secretary of State has said that his role s and I quote,
:08:19. > :08:21."To ensure that Scotland gets the best possible deal and that deal
:08:22. > :08:27.clearly involves being part of the single market." Does he still
:08:28. > :08:34.believe this? Or has he changed his mind after being told what he should
:08:35. > :08:39.say by his Tory bosses in London? Thank you, Mr Speaker, I don't
:08:40. > :08:49.recognise the Prime Minister's speech yesterday as a hard Brexit.
:08:50. > :08:56.And I don't think, Mr Speaker, that the that the 500,000 SNP voters who
:08:57. > :09:04.voted for Brexit will take kindly to being referred to as "light-wing
:09:05. > :09:07.Tory Brexiteers." They were independently-minded people in
:09:08. > :09:12.Scotland for what they thought was the right thing for Scot lavenlted
:09:13. > :09:21.as is absolutely clear, the Prime Minister said yesterday, "We want to
:09:22. > :09:25.have access to the single market." And the that is what the quote he
:09:26. > :09:30.has just read out from me made clear. Membership of the single
:09:31. > :09:34.market, on the other hand, is a quite different thing, as Mike
:09:35. > :09:37.Russell and privately the Scottish Government accept.
:09:38. > :09:43.THE SPEAKER: Order. I say gently. Progress is far too slow. We need to
:09:44. > :09:47.Hayesen the pace. Some reduction in the decibel level, not least from
:09:48. > :09:51.the Chair of the international trade Select Committee will be welcome
:09:52. > :09:55.across the House. Question number 2, Mr Speaker. Mr
:09:56. > :09:58.Speaker, I regularly meet with Cabinet colleagues to discuss a wide
:09:59. > :10:02.range of matters. I recently met with the Secretary of State for The
:10:03. > :10:05.environment, food and rural affairs, to discuss a number of issues relate
:10:06. > :10:13.together Scottish agricultural sector and will continue to do so.
:10:14. > :10:18.Last year, the farming minister told us there would be an ?18 billion
:10:19. > :10:23.Brexit dividend and he said that farmers would continue to get "as
:10:24. > :10:30.much or perhaps even more support after Brexit." So, does the
:10:31. > :10:34.Secretary of State agree with me, it would be unacceptable if funding to
:10:35. > :10:41.Scottish agriculture was cut after 2020? Mr Speaker, there's no
:10:42. > :10:47.suggestion that funding to Scottish agriculture is going to be cut. What
:10:48. > :10:52.there is, is the opportunity to move forward from the constraints of the
:10:53. > :10:58.Common Agricultural Policy, which have been often complained about by
:10:59. > :11:02.farmers, throughout Scotland. And I believe that we need to seize this
:11:03. > :11:08.opportunity to reshape the support that we have for farming, to make it
:11:09. > :11:14.more effective, but to continue to sustain those areas of Scottish
:11:15. > :11:19.farming that need sustaining. My right honourable friend is aware
:11:20. > :11:24.that my family are extensive farmers in the Scottish Borders. Would he
:11:25. > :11:28.not agree with me, that Brexit presents the United Kingdom with a
:11:29. > :11:31.magnificent opportunity to fashion an agricultural policy, not required
:11:32. > :11:36.by French farmers, but required by British farmers, and will he assure
:11:37. > :11:38.the House that hill farmers in Scotland and elsewhere in the United
:11:39. > :11:43.Kingdom will be given proper consideration?
:11:44. > :11:50.I can absolutely give that undertaking. I hope we can move
:11:51. > :11:58.forward. I am working in conjunction with the Scottish Government to
:11:59. > :12:00.shape a new basis of support for Scottish agriculture, especially for
:12:01. > :12:05.those who farm in less favoured areas. There are multiple, and have
:12:06. > :12:10.been multiple, complaints about the operation of the Common Agricultural
:12:11. > :12:15.Policy and its need to take into account farming practices across the
:12:16. > :12:17.continent. We now have the opportunity to have our own a
:12:18. > :12:23.support mechanism and we need to work to shape it. Can the Secretary
:12:24. > :12:26.of State for Scotland confirmed what he said to the Sunday Times in
:12:27. > :12:31.November, but the Scottish Parliament working then you'd have
:12:32. > :12:34.full this possibility for agriculture and fisheries and, to
:12:35. > :12:47.quote him, but no powers will be really reserved to Westminster. Yes
:12:48. > :12:52.or no? Yes. Mr Speaker, almost two thirds of the agricultural experts
:12:53. > :12:56.from the UK are to the EU. We heard from the premise to yesterday, it is
:12:57. > :13:01.an increasing possibility we could revert to World Trade Organisation
:13:02. > :13:07.rules after exiting the EU. Does he agree with the NFU in Scotland to
:13:08. > :13:10.save the potential for 20% tariffs as a result of WTO rules will be
:13:11. > :13:17.damaging for the profitability of Scottish agriculture? Mr Speaker,
:13:18. > :13:23.what the Prime Minister made clear yesterday is that her objective is
:13:24. > :13:27.to achieve the best possible access to the single market, with the
:13:28. > :13:31.minimum of barriers and tariffs. That would be to the benefit of
:13:32. > :13:38.Scottish agriculture, Scottish farmers seek the opportunity that
:13:39. > :13:41.leaving the EU provides to them and I am assured they will seize them
:13:42. > :13:50.and I am sure we will be able to provide the environment in which
:13:51. > :13:53.they will succeed. The Scottish Government will take on its first
:13:54. > :13:59.major new tax power from the Scotland Act 2016 in April of this
:14:00. > :14:02.year, enabling it to set rates and thresholds of income tax. The Chief
:14:03. > :14:06.Secretary to the Treasury attended a joint meeting with the Scottish
:14:07. > :14:13.Cabinet Secretary for financing. They discussed ongoing work. We are
:14:14. > :14:19.deeply grateful but the minister was seeking to group this question with
:14:20. > :14:22.number four. My apologies Mr Speaker, with your permission, I
:14:23. > :14:29.would like to see to group this question with number four. Very
:14:30. > :14:33.good. As the premise to want to see income tax rates as low as possible
:14:34. > :14:37.for hard-working British people, should Nicola Sturgeon be
:14:38. > :14:40.sufficiently brave were bonkers to increase the rate of taxes on
:14:41. > :14:47.hard-working Scottish people, what economic impact would that have on
:14:48. > :14:51.Scotland? Can I thank the honourable member for his important question.
:14:52. > :14:55.In taking over income tax powers, the Scottish Government not need to
:14:56. > :14:58.account for how they use them, especially if they plan to make
:14:59. > :15:08.Scotland the highest tax part of the UK. Does my right honourable friend
:15:09. > :15:11.agree with me that the SNP plans to tax middle income families more in
:15:12. > :15:19.Scotland for doing the same job as farmers in England would bode very
:15:20. > :15:22.badly for the Scottish economy? The UK Government is doing everything it
:15:23. > :15:27.can to support our economy and boost jobs and growth. Quite the Scottish
:15:28. > :15:30.Government now make choices that have a different impact, they will
:15:31. > :15:36.need to explain it to the people of Scotland. We have heard again
:15:37. > :15:42.mistaken claims that Scotland is the highest tax part of the United
:15:43. > :15:47.Kingdom, when the average cost of a band D council tax property is lower
:15:48. > :15:49.than that in England. Will the Minister not welcome the Scottish
:15:50. > :15:57.Government's approach to council tax policy in Scotland? What I will say
:15:58. > :16:00.is that the SNP should focus on making a success of its new powers
:16:01. > :16:08.for the benefit of the Scottish people. You are a very curious
:16:09. > :16:13.denizen of the House, Mr Doherty Hughes, I had you down as an
:16:14. > :16:20.academic paper. You are becoming increasingly hysterical. Very
:16:21. > :16:26.curious behaviour. The SNP want to levy the highest level of income tax
:16:27. > :16:30.anywhere in the United Kingdom. They already receive more in per capita
:16:31. > :16:34.funding than England, yet the schools in Scotland are
:16:35. > :16:37.conspicuously worse. Compare that to those in the rest of the United
:16:38. > :16:45.Kingdom. Does the Minister put this down to the competence of the
:16:46. > :16:53.Scottish Government? Or the naturalist posturing over proper
:16:54. > :16:58.administration? -- National list. Mr Speaker, I may not like their plans
:16:59. > :17:03.to make Scotland a higher tax nation, but that is up to them. What
:17:04. > :17:06.they will have to do is explain to the people of Scotland wide they are
:17:07. > :17:16.having to pay more tax than their friends and families south of the
:17:17. > :17:19.border with the same jobs. In a week where the chairman of the British
:17:20. > :17:25.Medical Association in Scotland has warned that the NHS in Scotland is,
:17:26. > :17:30.and I could, at breaking point, is the Minister as surprised as I am
:17:31. > :17:33.that the so-called progressive SNP government consistently refused to
:17:34. > :17:41.use the powers afforded them to protect the NHS in Scotland? The new
:17:42. > :17:43.devilish and settlement for Scotland delivers one of the most powerful
:17:44. > :17:49.and the comfortable devolved parliaments in the world. Giving
:17:50. > :18:00.them unprecedented power to shape the future economy of Scotland. Mr
:18:01. > :18:04.Speaker, migrants from outside the UK and within the UK make a
:18:05. > :18:08.significant contribution to Scotland, to its economy, but also
:18:09. > :18:11.to its society and well-being. The government will always welcome the
:18:12. > :18:19.brightest and best to have come here to work. We know around 180,000 EU
:18:20. > :18:23.nationals make a hugely valuable contribution to discourage economy
:18:24. > :18:26.and we also note that countries like Canada and the stranger successfully
:18:27. > :18:30.apply different immigration rules to different parts of their countries.
:18:31. > :18:33.Going beyond warm words, will be Secretary of State listen to
:18:34. > :18:37.proposals for a different arrangement for Scotland, along EU
:18:38. > :18:46.citizens freedom to come and live and work there, benefiting us all? I
:18:47. > :18:52.will always look at evidence -based proposals that come forward. That is
:18:53. > :18:58.our commitment in relation to the Scottish Government paper produced
:18:59. > :19:01.just before Christmas. It was quite clear within the settlement agreed
:19:02. > :19:07.in the Smith commission that immigration would remain a reserved
:19:08. > :19:12.power. Would my right honourable friend not agree with me that one of
:19:13. > :19:16.the problems that Scotland will face with the SNP government is the
:19:17. > :19:23.flight of individuals fleeing the high taxes and therefore having to
:19:24. > :19:29.be replaced with more immigration is, as well as businesses moving to
:19:30. > :19:32.London, rather than Scotland? What I do find surprising is that the
:19:33. > :19:36.Scottish Government seem to always fail to acknowledge that they have
:19:37. > :19:43.very significant powers to attract people to come to Scotland. At the
:19:44. > :19:47.moment, about 4% of migrants who come to the United Kingdom go to
:19:48. > :19:52.Scotland. Clearly, there is more that needs to be done to encourage
:19:53. > :19:55.people to come to Scotland and the Scottish Government need to address
:19:56. > :20:03.that. Making Scotland the highest tax part of the UK is not, in my
:20:04. > :20:08.view, the way to do it. Can I associate myself and my party with
:20:09. > :20:11.the expressions of condolence with regards to the late Canon Wright. A
:20:12. > :20:17.truly lovely man for whom it was once my privilege to Act as the
:20:18. > :20:20.election agent, albeit unsuccessfully. Will the Secretary
:20:21. > :20:26.of State explain to the Home Secretary the importance of non-EU
:20:27. > :20:37.nationals to making up the cruiser for many fishing boat, operating out
:20:38. > :20:40.of Scottish ports? I certainly will take that issue forward for the
:20:41. > :20:44.right honourable gentleman. I am very aware of the concerns that have
:20:45. > :20:49.been raised and that would be more than happy to meet directly with
:20:50. > :20:56.them to discuss it further. Question six, Mr Speaker. The UK Government
:20:57. > :21:00.has spearheaded these dealers and they will be transformative for the
:21:01. > :21:04.cities of Scotland. The city regions are the engines of economic growth,
:21:05. > :21:07.so they will drive forward the Scottish economy, which means more
:21:08. > :21:12.jobs and a secure future. That is why I am pleased the government has
:21:13. > :21:20.committed to a City Deal for every Scottish city region. In the Autumn
:21:21. > :21:24.Statement, the Chancellor gave welcome support to City Deals. Can
:21:25. > :21:27.the Secretary of State assure me that he will be supporting the
:21:28. > :21:36.borderlands initiative as part of this programme? The borderlands
:21:37. > :21:42.initiative is a very innovative proposal which seeks to bring
:21:43. > :21:47.together the Dumfries and Galloway Council, Carlisle City Council and
:21:48. > :21:51.other councils in the north of England, recognising the significant
:21:52. > :22:02.economic area that crosses the border. I am delighted to give my
:22:03. > :22:09.support to that proposal. As well as City Deals, the Secretary of State
:22:10. > :22:14.has seen a report submitted by the Scottish Government. The Chief
:22:15. > :22:18.Secretary Bromley said it is for discussion of and to advance but
:22:19. > :22:27.didn't come what discussions has he had about supporting the growth
:22:28. > :22:37.deal? Mr Speaker, can I firstly welcome the fact that his colleague
:22:38. > :22:40.from North Ayrshire has secured an adjournment debate tomorrow in the
:22:41. > :22:49.cells which will specifically focus on that regional growth deal. I have
:22:50. > :22:53.obviously met with the councils and I want to see that these receive the
:22:54. > :22:59.support from the UK Government in a way that is most appropriate to make
:23:00. > :23:02.it happen. I am pleased to inform the House but I haven't been
:23:03. > :23:13.notified and the Marie has won his second round match in Belgium. --
:23:14. > :23:16.Andy Murray. I noted in congratulating Andy Murray that you
:23:17. > :23:21.did not display your usual exuberance which he demonstrated at
:23:22. > :23:26.the Davis Cup matches in support of him and the rest of the British
:23:27. > :23:30.team. Mr Speaker, the UK Government has taken a number of measures to
:23:31. > :23:35.support the Scottish economy. This includes committing to City Deals
:23:36. > :23:38.for each of the Scottish cities and providing an additional ?800 million
:23:39. > :23:43.for Scottish governments capital budget of three to 2021. Leaving the
:23:44. > :23:47.EU opens up opportunities for Scotland and we must remember that
:23:48. > :23:55.the UK market is worth over four times as much to Scotland as the EU
:23:56. > :23:59.single market. Adam Smith give us the theory of modern capitalist
:24:00. > :24:03.economics, William Gladstone put them into practice, wouldn't these
:24:04. > :24:07.two fine Scotsman be delighted with the opportunity that Brexit offers
:24:08. > :24:11.to ditch the socialist protectionism of the Scottish Government and
:24:12. > :24:17.implement free trade and free markets that made it such a
:24:18. > :24:21.powerhouse in the 19th century? Mr Speaker, right honourable friend as
:24:22. > :24:26.ever makes a robust case with the benefits of moving the European
:24:27. > :24:31.Union, but perhaps, to his list of posthumous Lake piloted figures from
:24:32. > :24:35.Scottish history I could add David Hume, whose essay of the balance of
:24:36. > :24:41.trade predates the wealth of Nations and provides the effect rebuttal to
:24:42. > :24:50.the so-called jealous fear of free trade in merchants at the time. My
:24:51. > :24:53.heart breaks outside the single market, Scotland could lose 80,000
:24:54. > :24:58.jobs over a decade and cost people an average of ?2000 in wages. Can be
:24:59. > :25:01.Secretary of State tells what action he will personally take to keep
:25:02. > :25:10.Scotland in a single market, even if the rest of the UK leads? It is
:25:11. > :25:15.absolutely clear that Scotland cannot be a member of the single
:25:16. > :25:22.market if it is not a member of the EU and the United Kingdom will not
:25:23. > :25:26.be a member of the EU. The Scottish Government accept that proposition.
:25:27. > :25:29.What is important is the access to the single market and as my right
:25:30. > :25:34.honourable friend, the Prime Minister, said yesterday, we end to
:25:35. > :25:39.achieve the best possible access to that market. As might right
:25:40. > :25:42.honourable friend considered the effect on the Scottish economy is a
:25:43. > :25:51.further independence referendum is held? Mr Speaker, might right
:25:52. > :25:55.honourable friend may be aware that today, in relation to Labour market
:25:56. > :25:59.statistics, and employment is up in Scotland, employment is down and
:26:00. > :26:05.economic activity is down. I am in no doubt that uncertainty caused by
:26:06. > :26:14.the constant reference to an independence referendum is having an
:26:15. > :26:19.impact on the Scottish economy. An important part of the Scottish
:26:20. > :26:22.economy is the rural economy. Yesterday I asked the deaf Secretary
:26:23. > :26:27.of State after careful thinking and planning what exactly would be
:26:28. > :26:32.happening to this after 2020. She said there would be no cuts to
:26:33. > :26:38.funding, will this be the case? We will see no cuts to agricultural
:26:39. > :26:43.support in Scotland after 2020, will he confirm? The honourable gentleman
:26:44. > :26:49.has already had the answer that question and also set out that
:26:50. > :26:54.leaving the Common Agricultural Policy is an opportunity. The Common
:26:55. > :26:58.Agricultural Policy is not suited Scotland, especially those forming
:26:59. > :27:03.in less favoured areas. We now have an opportunity to do something
:27:04. > :27:13.different and we should seize it. Questions to the Prime Minister.
:27:14. > :27:15.Number one Mr Speaker. Thank you. This morning I had meetings