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HANSARDLeaving the EUI share the pleasure of the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) at seeing so many Members present on the Opposition Benches below the gangway. I have regular meetings…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThere is one sure and clear way to avoid a no-deal Brexit, and that is to vote for the Prime Minister’s deal; but on every occasion that SNP Members have had an opportunity to do…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI agree that we should leave the EU with a deal. The SNP position is to contrive to bring about a no-deal Brexit, and the chaos and disruption that they know that would bring to…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMy hon. Friend is correct. For whatever reason, the First Minister has chosen not to attend the Cabinet Sub-Committee chaired by the Prime Minister on EU exit preparedness. What…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUMy hon. Friend has become a powerful advocate for Scottish agriculture in this Parliament. He is correct. We have offered the Scottish Government the opportunity to join us in…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUAs my hon. Friend knows, both the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have made very clear their support for the industry. Indeed,…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am very clear about the implications of no deal for Scotland and the United Kingdom, which is why I want the Prime Minister to achieve a deal. That is why any Member of the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThe hon. Gentleman puts his finger on the key question. It is about having a deal or not. When that question has been asked, the SNP has always been in the not column, contriving…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUYes.20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI am pleased to see the hon. Lady on the Labour Benches, as it has been reported that she would be willing to give up her seat to the SNP so that there could be a Labour minority…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUWhat the country wants is to have this sorted. They want to leave the EU with a deal, and the hon. Lady and her colleagues should support the Prime Minister in her endeavour.20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillThe Immigration and Social Security Co-Ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill will help us deliver the new single, skills-based immigration system we want, one that maximises the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillI am disappointed to hear what the hon. Gentleman has said, and yes of course I will.20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillI am glad that the hon. Gentleman references the seasonal workers scheme, which my hon. Friend the Member for Angus (Kirstene Hair) did so much to champion, but he is very…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillMy hon. Friend is right: that is the position of the CBI and of business organisations in Scotland, because they want workers to be able to move around the United Kingdom. There…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillIn relation to Scotland, the immigration White Paper is a one-year consultation and businesses such as those referenced by my hon. Friend should take part in it and make the very…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillThe hon. Gentleman gives a solid reason why he and his colleagues should support the Prime Minister’s deal, which sets out those very issues. Instead, he would far rather have no…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillThere are those in this House who would, of course, like Scotland to have a border with England, but that is not true of this Government, who will never do anything that would…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillAsylum seekers are a clear category and are dealt with under some very specific rules, but I do agree with the hon. Lady’s general proposition. That is why I encourage her and…20 Feb 2019HANSARDImmigration BillThe hon. Gentleman makes valid points, and I am sure they will all form part of the one-year consultation that is ongoing. I certainly will be advocating those sorts of points in…20 Feb 2019