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HANSARDRural NHS Hospitals: Public TransportTransport and healthcare policy both fall within the competence of the Scottish Government. Nevertheless, the UK Government remain open to discussing best practice with the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDRural NHS Hospitals: Public TransportI am sure that my colleagues in the Cabinet with the relevant responsibilities will have heard my right hon. Friend’s plea. He has in the past been a very effective campaigner on…20 Feb 2019HANSARDScottish VeteransAs members of the ministerial covenant and veterans board, the Secretary of State for Defence and I have worked closely together and with the devolved Administrations on the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDScottish VeteransMy hon. Friend will be aware that housing is a devolved area and the responsibility of the Scottish Government. However, the UK Government support the veterans gateway, which,…20 Feb 2019HANSARDScottish VeteransYes, indeed—I am very happy to confirm that. Although we see a lot of politicking in this Chamber and in Holyrood, the fact is that on a day-to-day basis the Scottish Government,…20 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Common Fisheries PolicyI do not think that the right hon. Gentleman, a former colleague, will find that that is an accurate interpretation of the Government’s position. Colleagues such as my hon. Friend…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Common Fisheries PolicyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The SNP is a false friend to Scottish fishermen. It wants to keep Scotland in the CFP by staying in the EU, and, failing that, it wants an…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Common Fisheries PolicyLeaving the common fisheries policy will allow the UK to take back control of our waters, becoming an independent coastal state. We will negotiate a fairer share of fishing…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Common Fisheries PolicyIf that is the hon. Gentleman’s view, he should have voted for the Prime Minister’s deal last night.16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUThat is getting a little tired; I thought the hon. Gentleman could think of another soundbite. I am not out of step with opinion in Scotland. People in Scotland do not want…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI make no apology for supporting the Prime Minister’s deal; I believe that it was the right deal for Scotland and the United Kingdom. We will of course engage constructively with…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUI have been very clear about the ramifications for Scotland of a no-deal Brexit and why I want to avoid that, which is why I voted for the deal. I am also clear that I stood in…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationI agree that EU nationals have played an enormous part in the Scottish economy and more widely in civic society. I want to give them certainty on their position, which is why I…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationIt is certainly clear that the SNP does something to put people off coming to Scotland. I read last night that Boy George was going to be moving to Scotland, but the Scottish…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationThe hon. Gentleman does not correctly characterise the situation. The immigration White Paper that this Government have set out is an undertaking to embark on a year-long…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationThis has been a momentous week for Andy Murray, so I am sure you will agree, Mr Speaker, that it is appropriate that at this Scottish questions we acknowledge in this House Andy’s…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationI set out in my previous answers that the immigration White Paper is a consultation. The FSB and others are contributing to it, and we will listen to them. I am clear that…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationI well understand the issues facing Scotland, and I do not believe that it would be better served by a separate immigration policy. I also do not believe that immigration into…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationI am really pleased to hear the hon. Lady supporting the CBI, because it could not have been clearer that it does not want a separate Scottish immigration policy. It wants one…16 Jan 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: ImmigrationI am not going to take any lectures on Scotland’s needs in relation to the NHS from the hon. Lady or the SNP—a party that has put up tax in Scotland such that doctors and nurses…16 Jan 2019