David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has met with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) representatives of the Scottish fishing industry to discuss (i) domestic skills, (ii) training and (iii) recruitment in the Scottish fishing industry.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Scottish Government on the Seafood 2040 framework and the relevance of its recommendations for the Scottish fishing industry.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department’s policy is on funding for the seafood processing sector after the conclusion of the 2014-2020 European Marine and Fisheries Fund.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to spend the remaining £6.4 million from the 2014-2020 European Marine and Fisheries Fund.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £4.9 million from the 2014-2020 European Marine and Fisheries Fund that his Department has spent on support for the seafood processing sector has been spent in Scotland (a) directly and (b) through the Barnett formula.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Scottish Government on support for the Scottish seafood processing sector.
David Duguid: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department’s policy is on common frameworks facilitating cross-border trade and cross-border supply chains in the fishing industry between the constituent parts of the UK.
David Duguid: Will my right hon. Friend confirm, to me and to the fishing communities in my constituency, that whether we strike a deal or not, we will be taking back control of our money, borders, laws and fishing waters?
David Duguid: When it comes to superfast broadband, Scotland still lags behind the rest of the UK. Will my hon. Friend update the House on plans to allow Scottish local authorities to bid directly for UK Government funding?
David Duguid: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to reduce VAT for repairs and alterations to listed buildings.
David Duguid: If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 12 September.
David Duguid: I know that the Prime Minister appreciates the significance of fishing communities around the UK, not least my own constituency of Banff and Buchan. What steps will my right hon. Friend take to support our fishing communities during the implementation period? Will she look into ways to support the expansion of the catching fleet, infrastructure, processing capacity and other businesses that...
David Duguid: It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for Falkirk (John Mc Nally) on securing this important debate. As many colleagues know, before I was elected to this place, I spent 25 years working in the oil and gas industry, as many of my constituents still do. The industry is still a major employer in my constituency, as is the supply chain...
David Duguid: In this Green GB week, will the Minister join me in recognising the work being done by the major oil and gas companies, through the oil and gas climate initiative? They are voluntarily making huge efforts and investments towards a lower carbon future.
David Duguid: Does my right hon. Friend share my concern that north-east Scotland, the heartland of the UK fishing industry, received just 15% of grants made by the Scottish Government under the European maritime and fisheries fund? Can he assure me that, as we leave the EU, he will work with the Scottish Government to ensure that the fishing communities in the north-east get the funding they need to make...
David Duguid: I welcome the Minister’s earlier comments about seasonal agricultural workers, but can he tell the House what discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on the future labour requirements of the seafood processing sector, and the food processing sector in general, particularly in areas of low unemployment such as the north-east of Scotland?
David Duguid: Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. As has been said, the Fisheries Bill is to be introduced today. So does my hon. Friend find it as strange as I do that the Scottish National party is leading a delegation to Brussels today to advocate not only staying in the single market and customs union, but, presumably, the common fisheries policy, as well as all the other institutions of the EU in which...
David Duguid: I welcome the news that free movement will be replaced with a single control system based on people’s skills, not where they come from. Can my right hon. Friend reassure me that the future system will both facilitate the supply of foreign labour where there is a domestic shortage and complement the Government-wide approach to domestic skills to tackle the shortages where they can be...
David Duguid: What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
David Duguid: I thank the Secretary of State for her response. As Conservatives and as Scottish Conservatives, we respect devolution—[Interruption]—unlike others. How best can we ensure that the people of Northern Ireland continue to have the ultimate say on what laws are passed on their behalf?