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HANSARDForeign Direct InvestmentThe UK promotes UK FDI throughout the world. In 2017, 76,000 new jobs were created in the UK as a consequence. There are 141 FDI projects in Scotland, creating about 4,000 jobs in…20 Feb 2019HANSARDForeign Direct InvestmentI agree entirely with that. Scotland benefits enormously through being part of what is the world’s fifth largest economy and one of the most dynamic and successful economies in…20 Feb 2019HANSARDForeign Direct InvestmentThe First Minister of course has a critical role in ensuring that investment is channelled towards Scotland, but I do not believe that promoting Scottish independence is a way of…20 Feb 2019HANSARDForeign Direct InvestmentMy hon. Friend is entirely right. Increasing investment in Scotland is not about promoting Scottish independence; it is about promoting Scottish products and business. We froze…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Branch ClosuresThank you very much indeed, Mr Speaker. I was concluding by saying that we are fully committed to the 11,500 post offices up and down the United Kingdom, most of which provide…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Branch ClosuresAs I have already outlined, these are commercial decisions to be taken by Santander and other banks. We have supported the access to banking protocol, which sets out clear…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Branch ClosuresYes.20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealThe hon. Gentleman accuses Government Members of having a lack of clarity on the issues around Brexit. I find that slightly rich coming from the Labour Front Bench, given that the…20 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Branch ClosuresI would be very happy to meet the hon. Gentleman.20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealAt the end of November, the Government published our analysis that assessed the economic impact of leaving the European Union. It not only included an analysis of the Government’s…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealI thank the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) for his vociferous oration, but vociferous orations are no substitute for the facts. Let me remind him of…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealMy right hon. and learned Friend is entirely right that no deal would be a very unsatisfactory outcome. Of course, what the House will appreciate is that the only way to avoid a…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealIt is important to recognise that the modelling is on the basis of the status quo, so the model would not take into account factors of the kind that my right hon. Friend has…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealWhat the right hon. Gentleman overlooks is that whilst he is absolutely right that no deal, in essence, is something to be avoided, and indeed is not in the interests either of…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealTariff policy in the event of no deal is clearly something that we are heavily engaged with. My right hon. Friend rightly identifies the aspects or elements of tariffs that relate…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealI think the right hon. Gentleman’s question would be most appropriately directed to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as to the specifics of the…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealWe have made it clear that our ambition is to strike an amended deal with the European Union, so that we put beyond doubt the issue of how permanent or otherwise the backstop…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealMy right hon. Friend asks a specific, interesting question, which prompts many other questions on exactly the form of the model that he is postulating. The important thing, when…20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealThe analysis that the hon. Lady refers to is contained in the cross-Government analysis that we are discussing as part of this urgent question.20 Feb 2019HANSARD Leaving the EU: Economic Impact of Proposed DealI hate to disappoint my hon. Friend, ingenious and amusing though his question is, but I should point out just one fallacy in the premise of his question: these are not forecasts.20 Feb 2019