:00:34. > :00:38.Hello, and a very warm welcome to Westminster for February's Scottish
:00:39. > :00:42.questions. No shortage of topics for our MPs to get their teeth into,
:00:43. > :00:45.ranging from the financial challenges of the North Sea oil and
:00:46. > :00:49.gas industry to the challenges that will be posed by further devolution
:00:50. > :00:53.to Scotland, but proceedings began with another very current issue, the
:00:54. > :01:00.European Union, and how Scotland fares as part of the single market.
:01:01. > :01:06.Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland. We do not take points
:01:07. > :01:15.of order now. Later. Points of order come after questions and statements.
:01:16. > :01:18.We start with questions. I am sure everyone, particularly in
:01:19. > :01:27.Scotland, will share your warm wishes to Andy Murray and his wife
:01:28. > :01:31.on the birth of their daughter. Mr Speaker, official statistics
:01:32. > :01:35.published last month showed that in 2014 around 42% of all Scottish
:01:36. > :01:39.international exports were destined for countries within the European
:01:40. > :01:47.Union. The value of these exports is estimated at around ?11.6 billion.
:01:48. > :01:50.Does the Secretary of State agree with me that the package the Prime
:01:51. > :01:54.Minister will be discussing in more detail with his colleagues and the
:01:55. > :01:58.European Council will bring about much-needed reform and be a catalyst
:01:59. > :02:01.for more reform in the future, thus making it quite clear the single
:02:02. > :02:09.market is good for the United Kingdom and good for Scotland? Mr
:02:10. > :02:14.Speaker, in a reformed EU we could have the best of both worlds, access
:02:15. > :02:18.to the single market, while not being a member of the euro or
:02:19. > :02:27.Schengen and I think that would be good for Scotland and the rest of
:02:28. > :02:32.the United Kingdom. The single European market, and the ability to
:02:33. > :02:36.impact the legislation that governs it is hugely important to the
:02:37. > :02:41.Scottish economy, especially the exporting sectors, such as whiskey.
:02:42. > :02:45.Will the Secretary of State confirm that regardless of the ongoing
:02:46. > :02:50.negotiations, he will personally campaign for Scotland and the UK to
:02:51. > :02:54.remain within the European Union? Mr Speaker, the honourable gentleman
:02:55. > :02:59.will know, and will be sure to be pleased to have heard that the
:03:00. > :03:08.leader of the Scottish Unionist party has expressed exactly that
:03:09. > :03:11.position. Perhaps at the end of this question the Secretary of State can
:03:12. > :03:17.answer the question about whether he will support Scotland remaining
:03:18. > :03:21.within the European Union? Making a positive case for remaining in the
:03:22. > :03:26.EU will be crucial in the weeks and months ahead. Will the Secretary of
:03:27. > :03:31.State give a commitment not to repeat the grinding of negativity
:03:32. > :03:36.project fear and ridiculous scare stories such as this from the Prime
:03:37. > :03:41.Minister on the refugee camp in Calais. I will make my -- position
:03:42. > :03:48.known when the negotiations have been concluded but I make this offer
:03:49. > :03:52.to the honourable gentleman. If there reform package goes ahead and
:03:53. > :03:56.if I am campaigning to keep Scotland in the United Kingdom, I would be
:03:57. > :04:00.delighted to join him, the right Honourable member for Gordon, and
:04:01. > :04:09.the First Minister on a platform to make that case. I had the pleasure
:04:10. > :04:13.last night of meeting with the Scotch Whisky Association who
:04:14. > :04:17.introduced me to some of the finer products from across the border.
:04:18. > :04:25.Would the minister be kind enough support whether a company in my
:04:26. > :04:30.constituency, who provide an enormous amount of the malted barley
:04:31. > :04:36.that is sold across the border in Scotland, should produce this
:04:37. > :04:40.whiskey and expansion into growth markets is important for the
:04:41. > :04:43.industry. There are tremendous opportunities for the development of
:04:44. > :04:47.the Scotch whiskey industry and it is an issue on which broke the
:04:48. > :04:53.Scottish Government, UK Government and all parties in this united. We
:04:54. > :04:57.recently, when the president of China was here in the United
:04:58. > :05:01.Kingdom, had the opportunity to present the president's wife with
:05:02. > :05:08.her favourite bottle of malt whiskey from Scotland and the President and
:05:09. > :05:15.his good lady were able to set out how important that product is to
:05:16. > :05:19.developing markets in China. I wonder if the Secretary of State is
:05:20. > :05:23.able to tell me what discussions he has had with Scottish businesses
:05:24. > :05:26.about the possibility of a UK exit from the EU and what concerns they
:05:27. > :05:30.have raised about the impact this would have on their ability to
:05:31. > :05:35.access and export to the single market? The clearest message I get
:05:36. > :05:41.from businesses in Scotland is that they want a short EU referendum
:05:42. > :05:49.campaign so that we have the minimum amount of uncertainty. This is a
:05:50. > :05:54.question about the fiscal framework. I have regular discussions with the
:05:55. > :06:04.Deputy First Minister to discuss the first framework and the negotiations
:06:05. > :06:06.are ongoing. Yesterday the First Minister wrote to the Prime Minister
:06:07. > :06:10.and set out areas where agreement still needs to be reached and she
:06:11. > :06:15.listed those areas as the method for Block grant adjustments, capital and
:06:16. > :06:18.revenue borrowing, fiscal oversight and dispute resolution, can the
:06:19. > :06:23.secretary of state confirmed that those are all of the outstanding
:06:24. > :06:29.issues where agreement still needs to be reached? The nature of the
:06:30. > :06:32.discussion is that it was agreed at the start and until everything is
:06:33. > :06:37.agreed nothing is agreed. Considerable progress has been made
:06:38. > :06:42.on all of those issues. I very much welcome what the First Minister says
:06:43. > :06:46.in that letter, that the finance secretary is going to bring forward
:06:47. > :06:51.revised proposals from the Scottish Government. That is what a Scottish
:06:52. > :06:54.-- negotiation involves, it involves both parties bringing forward
:06:55. > :07:00.revised proposals at the negotiation progresses and that is what the UK
:07:01. > :07:04.Government is committed to doing. The starting point of the fiscal
:07:05. > :07:08.framework discussions with the Barnett Formula which means that
:07:09. > :07:12.Scotland has 15% extra public spending per capita than the UK has
:07:13. > :07:16.an average. Could the secretary of state inform the house whether he
:07:17. > :07:23.believes that differential will maintain in perpetuity. The Hons
:07:24. > :07:27.gentleman's views on the Barnett Formula are well-known. I do not
:07:28. > :07:30.agree with them, nor does the government. The government's
:07:31. > :07:40.position is that the Barnett Formula will remain even in the post fiscal
:07:41. > :07:43.framework environment. The negotiations that the fiscal
:07:44. > :07:47.framework are very sensitive and fragile and we need to be very
:07:48. > :07:51.careful about the language that is used. The Secretary of State was
:07:52. > :07:57.using language like ludicrous and chancing his arm when it was coming
:07:58. > :07:59.to one party in this negotiation which is profoundly unhelpful. Of
:08:00. > :08:03.the secretary of state and the Scotland Office had got nothing to
:08:04. > :08:09.offer business negotiation discussions, will he vowed to stay
:08:10. > :08:16.right out of it and try to get these negotiations fixed. I do find it a
:08:17. > :08:18.little odd, Mr Speaker, to take a lecture from that particular
:08:19. > :08:29.honourable gentleman on moderate language, but I don't think anybody
:08:30. > :08:34.can doubt my commitment to ensuring that we have a negotiated fiscal
:08:35. > :08:39.framework. I am delighted that the First Minister, in her letter to the
:08:40. > :08:42.Prime Minister, set out her strong commitment to achieve that
:08:43. > :08:47.agreement. That is the Prime Minister's position. As I said at
:08:48. > :08:52.the weekend, both sides have done the dance, let's do the deal. Would
:08:53. > :08:57.my right honourable friend agree that if we are to have a successful
:08:58. > :09:01.devolution agreement that we all want, it does need a firm and
:09:02. > :09:06.sensible framework for fiscal discipline, so that it will last and
:09:07. > :09:10.stand the test of all the unknown economic vicissitudes that make it
:09:11. > :09:15.the country. Will he assure us that we will not repeat the mistakes that
:09:16. > :09:18.were made in Spain where devolved provinces quite frequently run up
:09:19. > :09:24.quite unsustainable debts which they then blame on Madrid and cause very
:09:25. > :09:28.great difficulty to the Spanish government in seeking recovery. Ken
:09:29. > :09:32.Clarke is a former Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer. The
:09:33. > :09:38.settlement within Spain is quite different. I do agree on the need
:09:39. > :09:43.for the sustainability of the fiscal framework. What the government has
:09:44. > :09:53.made quite clear in terms of the negotiations is our willingness to
:09:54. > :09:57.see the arrangements reviewed within a few years, to make sure that they
:09:58. > :09:59.do stand up to the scrutiny of being fair to Scotland advert of the rest
:10:00. > :10:02.of the United Kingdom. I would like to join you in congratulating Andy
:10:03. > :10:06.Murray and his wife on the birth of their baby daughter. Actually their
:10:07. > :10:11.baby daughter may be winning Wimbledon by the time you get a deal
:10:12. > :10:14.on the fiscal framework. The UK and Scottish governments have been
:10:15. > :10:16.negotiating it for over six months which is longer than it took to
:10:17. > :10:20.negotiate the Scotland Bill itself and longer than it took to have the
:10:21. > :10:24.historic climate change agreement and longer than it took the Jeep 20
:10:25. > :10:31.leaders to negotiate $1.1 trillion of support for the UK economy. It is
:10:32. > :10:34.clear it is the indexation model that is vexatious, can be Secretary
:10:35. > :10:39.of State tell the house where he thinks the per capita index model is
:10:40. > :10:44.not appropriate for the block grant? What I have made clear in previous
:10:45. > :10:51.discussions is that we are not going to have been the detailed
:10:52. > :10:55.negotiation in relation to this matter on the floor this house. What
:10:56. > :10:58.I have said earlier is that I very much welcome the fact that the First
:10:59. > :11:02.Minister has indicated that the Scottish Government is going to
:11:03. > :11:06.bring forward a revised proposal. Through the negotiations we had
:11:07. > :11:10.brought forward revised proposals and I believe we are in touching
:11:11. > :11:14.distance of striking a deal and I remain optimistic that we will do
:11:15. > :11:19.so. The secretary of state says that you will not rip -- provide a
:11:20. > :11:23.running commentary on the fiscal framework while both governments are
:11:24. > :11:27.providing a very running commentary. A respected economist has said I do
:11:28. > :11:31.not understand why it should be such a huge stumbling block and a
:11:32. > :11:35.constitutional expert said the fiscal framework is an eminently
:11:36. > :11:39.solvable problem. The Prime Minister has spent recent months shuttling
:11:40. > :11:44.around Europe, trying to strike a deal on EU reform. Isn't it time the
:11:45. > :11:47.Prime Minister got involved and showed the same enthusiasm for
:11:48. > :11:52.striking a fair deal for Scotland on our own union as he has on the
:11:53. > :11:56.European Union? There are Prime Minister is committed to securing a
:11:57. > :12:00.deal. He has spoken with Nicola Sturgeon on this issue and they have
:12:01. > :12:04.had a productive discussion and are now involved in an exchange of
:12:05. > :12:11.letters but both of them are quite clear that they want to get a deal
:12:12. > :12:15.and I am confident that when the position set out in the letter from
:12:16. > :12:19.the First Minister, that the Scottish Government actively
:12:20. > :12:23.engaging in that negotiation process, as are we, that we will be
:12:24. > :12:30.able to get that deal. This is a question about the oil and gas
:12:31. > :12:33.industry in the North Sea. On 28 January the Prime Minister and I
:12:34. > :12:36.held discussions with industry representatives in Aberdeen on
:12:37. > :12:40.further support for the North Sea. As a member of the joint ministerial
:12:41. > :12:44.group on oil and gas I also engage with key stakeholders such as the
:12:45. > :12:53.oil and gas authority on a regular basis.
:12:54. > :12:56.Calor gas has its largest operational site in the UK in my
:12:57. > :13:00.constituency in South Leicestershire. A number of
:13:01. > :13:05.residents in the Scottish Highlands and other areas rely on Calor gas to
:13:06. > :13:08.receive a large part of the Scottish gas supply from the North Sea and
:13:09. > :13:12.does my right honourable friend agree as a result of the sport that
:13:13. > :13:16.the UK Government is able to provide, we are in a much better
:13:17. > :13:20.place to absorb the falling oil prices that would have been the case
:13:21. > :13:29.had Scotland been an independent country? Well, firstly, Mr Speaker,
:13:30. > :13:40.I do acknowledge the importance of Calor gas and those who supply the
:13:41. > :13:43.network energy -- might be off the network energy which is very
:13:44. > :13:47.important in rural Scotland. On the wider point he makes an important
:13:48. > :13:56.point about the ability of the United Kingdom as a whole to absorb
:13:57. > :14:01.the change in the oil price. What discussions have the secretary of
:14:02. > :14:06.state had with the Chancellor about continued funding for seismic
:14:07. > :14:11.surveys on the UK continental shelf? I am sure that the honourable lady
:14:12. > :14:17.welcome to the Prime Minister's announcement, when he was in
:14:18. > :14:20.Aberdeen, the ?20 million contribution for a second round of
:14:21. > :14:29.new seismic surveys. The severity of the collapse in the
:14:30. > :15:03.global oil price carries but that the
:15:04. > :15:10.economy? That's very issue was part of the
:15:11. > :15:14.discussion with the Prime Minister Fergus Ewing from the Scottish
:15:15. > :15:18.Government and representatives of the oil and gas industry at the
:15:19. > :15:21.recent meeting in Aberdeen, and the Prime Minister made it very clear
:15:22. > :15:26.that he would look at any specific request or proposal in relation to
:15:27. > :15:29.supporting the industry in the forthcoming budget.
:15:30. > :17:00.Mr forthcoming budget.
:17:01. > :17:04.programmes per say, yes, there will be greater devilish and for the
:17:05. > :17:06.Scottish Government in welfare and when it comes to employment
:17:07. > :17:10.programmes, we would be happy to have discussions with the Scottish
:17:11. > :17:13.Government in particular, many of which will look at how those
:17:14. > :17:16.employment programmes can be taken further to support those out of work
:17:17. > :17:24.in Scotland who desperately want to work.
:17:25. > :17:29.Mr Speaker, due to the changes from DLA to PIP, thousands of Scots are
:17:30. > :17:33.losing the rights to mobility vehicles and this is devastating in
:17:34. > :17:39.rural areas where successful public transport may be limited, while the
:17:40. > :17:42.Minister end this policy? As I have said, Mr Speaker, there
:17:43. > :17:48.will be new powers under the devolution deal that will include
:17:49. > :17:52.top-up payments, which are very much based on welfare payments as well
:17:53. > :17:54.and it will be down to the Scottish Government in particular to start
:17:55. > :17:59.making some of these decisions. You have the powers coming to you you,
:18:00. > :18:04.you will have to decide how you use them.
:18:05. > :18:09.It was thanks to Labour peers in the other place for the government's
:18:10. > :18:13.initial cack-handed and unfair cuts to tax credits that were brought to
:18:14. > :18:19.an abrupt end. But the noble that the government wants to introduce
:18:20. > :18:22.new changes which will leave 800,000 people on tax credits across the
:18:23. > :18:25.United Kingdom worse off come the month of April. Can the Minister
:18:26. > :18:31.tell this house how many people in Scotland will be affected?
:18:32. > :18:35.He is the shadow Scotland minister. When the house has discussed the
:18:36. > :18:39.issues of welfare reform and changes, that we have the bill going
:18:40. > :18:43.through the other place right now, so the changes that we are making
:18:44. > :18:47.are there to bring fairness and stability to the welfare bill in
:18:48. > :18:51.this country and at the same time, we have been clear, despite the
:18:52. > :18:53.figure is that the honourable gentleman in the party opposite
:18:54. > :19:00.where bridges constantly that people would not be affected and the right
:19:01. > :19:03.support will be put in place. This is a question from the
:19:04. > :19:07.Conservative MP about boosting employment in Scotland.
:19:08. > :19:13.The employment rate in Scotland has never been higher, standing at
:19:14. > :19:16.74.1%. We will build upon this and recognise the changes to the labour
:19:17. > :19:22.market environment while delivering value for money to the taxpayer.
:19:23. > :19:27.Then ever wash we have many great examples of businesses, operations
:19:28. > :19:32.north of the border which helps to sustain jobs locally especially in
:19:33. > :19:36.the transport and engineering. Would the Minister agree with me that the
:19:37. > :19:42.Scotland blog only supports jobs for its own population but great ape
:19:43. > :19:44.bashed -- but also create a great deal of employment for the rest of
:19:45. > :19:51.the United Kingdom. You are correct to say, with record
:19:52. > :19:53.levels of implement in Scotland, her constituency has clearly benefited
:19:54. > :19:57.from the crossover in terms of employment opportunities both in her
:19:58. > :20:04.constituency and in Scotland. With our growing economy and the strength
:20:05. > :20:10.of it, that will continue to grow. Thank you, Mister Speaker, under the
:20:11. > :20:14.SNP Scottish Government, Scottish and climate is at its highest level
:20:15. > :20:20.since 2005, 7% higher than the rest of the UK. Can the Secretary of
:20:21. > :20:23.State and ensure that you'll make representations to the sector state
:20:24. > :20:27.for business innovation and is to ensure that Scotland receives a fair
:20:28. > :20:32.share of funding from the apprenticeship leading?
:20:33. > :20:35.I would say to the honourable gentleman, I did not feel we hear
:20:36. > :20:39.that question, but I will take that away and I understand that the
:20:40. > :20:42.Department are looking at that. It is a very serious situation of
:20:43. > :20:46.the ministers cannot hear the questions and it is a discourtesy to
:20:47. > :20:49.the people of Scotland and when we are discussing these important
:20:50. > :20:55.matters that questions and answers cannot be heard. Try to have a bit
:20:56. > :20:57.of water! This is a question about the West
:20:58. > :21:04.Coast Main Line. We are working with others to ensure
:21:05. > :21:07.that the viaduct on my own constituency is addressed as soon as
:21:08. > :21:10.possible. We remain committed to working together with all parties to
:21:11. > :21:16.reopen the West Coast Main Line in the first week of March.
:21:17. > :21:22.Thank you, Mr Speaker. Apologies for my lack of voice. The closure of the
:21:23. > :21:25.West Coast Main Line has a huge impact, not only on the economy of
:21:26. > :21:31.southern Scotland, but of Cumbria as well. It is a strategic cross border
:21:32. > :21:36.crossing and many businesses in my constituency rely upon it. I was
:21:37. > :21:40.your PQ -- I was pleased they fear the sector state say it will be open
:21:41. > :21:44.on the 1st of March. Can he can from the entire section of it will be
:21:45. > :21:50.opened by that date? I welcome the honourable lady's
:21:51. > :21:54.comments, because she will be with whether my own constituents use
:21:55. > :21:59.Lockerbie station and people who are most affected by these changes are
:22:00. > :22:02.concerned, but we are determined to get the West Coast Main Line fully
:22:03. > :22:06.reopened in that first week in March.
:22:07. > :22:10.John Nicolson. The Prime Minister claims that he is
:22:11. > :22:14.going to get a good deal for Britain in the European Union. With the
:22:15. > :22:20.Secretary of State like to see the United Kingdom play the same role
:22:21. > :22:31.and of the same level of powers in the EU that Scotland is currently
:22:32. > :22:33.has, he claims in the UK? Not related to the West Coast Main
:22:34. > :22:39.Line, but I hope will be admitted and answer!
:22:40. > :22:46.The West Coast Main Line is one of the most important routes within the
:22:47. > :22:50.United Kingdom to Europe via London. I have set out my position in
:22:51. > :22:58.relation to the EU referendum. I think it is important that if the
:22:59. > :23:03.SNP Gemili once Scotland to remain in the EU rather than concert --
:23:04. > :23:10.concentrate on process issues, they should get out and campaign for it.
:23:11. > :23:13.The question about devolution to local government in Scotland.
:23:14. > :23:17.I do not know of the honourable gentleman has had the opportunity of
:23:18. > :23:22.meeting my speech of the 21st of December when I set out that I fully
:23:23. > :23:26.support evolution of power to local committees as Lord Smith recommended
:23:27. > :23:30.in his commission agreement. This is a responsibility of the Scottish
:23:31. > :23:36.Parliament to implement, but I encourage them to do so.
:23:37. > :23:41.While the Secretary of State condemn those who use devolution to actually
:23:42. > :23:46.centralise power in Hollywood? Whether it is the centralisation of
:23:47. > :23:51.the police, the Fire Service, the health spending, local governance
:23:52. > :23:55.pending, sports, colleges and enterprises and enterprise
:23:56. > :24:00.companies, will he ensure that he stands together with those who feel
:24:01. > :24:03.devolution does not stop at Holyrood but goes down to the Scottish level
:24:04. > :24:08.authorities and to the Scottish people?
:24:09. > :24:12.Mister Speaker, I agree with the honourable gentleman and I can tell
:24:13. > :24:15.him the best way to achieve that, under Ruth Davidson, to elect more
:24:16. > :24:23.Scottish Conservative MSPs to the Scottish Parliament.
:24:24. > :24:27.Mister Speaker, in the interests of the record, can the Secretary of
:24:28. > :24:33.State can from that under the powers being devolved as part of the
:24:34. > :24:37.current Scotland Bill, the Scottish Government will be able to vary
:24:38. > :24:42.rates in bands of the Scottish rate of income tax, a leading the
:24:43. > :24:46.Scottish Government to... Order! Order! I apologise. The
:24:47. > :24:51.Secretary of State and the Minister could not hear the question because
:24:52. > :24:54.of a rude eruption of noise. So, perhaps the honourable gentleman
:24:55. > :24:58.could ask his question again and perhaps members could have the
:24:59. > :25:03.common courtesy to allow him to be heard by their own ministers. Mister
:25:04. > :25:08.fell was well. Thank you, we are getting used to
:25:09. > :25:11.it! In the interests of the record, can the Secretary of State can from
:25:12. > :25:14.that under the powers currently being devolved as part of the
:25:15. > :25:18.current Scotland Bill, the Scottish Government will be able to vary
:25:19. > :25:22.rates and bands of the Scottish rate of income tax, allowing the Scottish
:25:23. > :25:29.Government to make progress of choices on these additional powers
:25:30. > :25:32.and the Labour have big plans to raise Scottish income tax for
:25:33. > :25:40.everyone before these powers were transferred...
:25:41. > :25:43.Order! Members need to learn the merits of the blue pencil and if
:25:44. > :25:48.they use that and questions were shorter, we would all benefit.
:25:49. > :25:52.The Speaker ticking off a number of MPs.
:25:53. > :25:54.We will take on these significant tax powers which the Scottish
:25:55. > :25:58.Government will be able to use as they see fit. I hope that they will
:25:59. > :26:02.use them to make Scotland a more attractive place for business and
:26:03. > :26:09.commerce, grow the Scottish economy, and grow the Scottish population.
:26:10. > :26:14.Fiona Bruce. This is a question about business.
:26:15. > :26:18.My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Scotland has
:26:19. > :26:22.had a number of discussions with business organisations, including
:26:23. > :26:26.the IoD, the Scottish Whisky Association, Oil and Gas UK. It is
:26:27. > :26:29.because of this government's commitment to a long-term economic
:26:30. > :26:32.plan and prosperity that we have seen such a growth in the Scottish
:26:33. > :26:36.economy. Thank goodness the good people of Scotland voted to stay
:26:37. > :26:42.within the United Kingdom and rejected independence.
:26:43. > :26:48.This question is being and to buy Anna Soubry.
:26:49. > :26:53.Scottish Opera this would lose money as the Sunday periods are abandoned
:26:54. > :26:57.due to the new regulations. Would the minister take up the concerns
:26:58. > :27:02.with the Business Secretary. -- Scottish shopkeepers.
:27:03. > :27:07.I could not hear what you said, but I will tell you this, we intend to
:27:08. > :27:13.devolve power down to local authorities so that they make the
:27:14. > :27:15.decisions as what is in the best interests for people locally, that
:27:16. > :27:20.includes local people who may want to shop on a Sunday but also the
:27:21. > :27:23.interests of businesses who may want to open more liberally on a Sunday
:27:24. > :27:28.to take full advantage me and I think that is a good idea and I hope
:27:29. > :27:33.she would consider supporting it. I am afraid that as we have time for
:27:34. > :27:37.at the moment. We will be in six weeks' time on the 23rd of March
:27:38. > :27:41.with the next Scottish questions. That is also the final one before
:27:42. > :27:48.the Holyrood elections on the 1st of May. It may be fairly lightly. Do
:27:49. > :27:54.join us then add you can. But for now, from Oliver Searle from
:27:55. > :27:55.Westminster, goodbye. -- from all of us here from Westminster.