Debate on Wednesday, 16 March 2016, in the House of Commons, led by Steven Paterson. The answering member was Baroness Coffey.

West Highland Way

Motion that this House has considered the contribution of the West Highland Way to the economy in Scotland. Agreed to on question. Sitting adjourned without Question put.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 607 cc394-412WH
Session: 2015-16
Department: Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Contribution of the West Highland Way to the economy in Scotland
Friday, 11 March 2016
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Proceeding contributions: Steven Paterson | 607 cc395-6WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the contribution of the West Highland Way to ...; Alan Brown | 607 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He has highlighted how fantastic the West ...; Roger Gale | 607 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
Order. The hon. Gentleman chided one of his friends earlier for making long speeches. I have to s...; Steven Paterson | 607 cc396-7WH (Link to this contribution)
I agree with the sentiments my hon. Friend has just expressed. In the interests of promoting heal...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 607 c397WH (Link to this contribution)
Does my hon. Friend agree that while the West Highland Way does not criss-cross the entire nation...; Steven Paterson | 607 c398WH (Link to this contribution)
I accept that, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on his ingenuity in getting his own nearby const...; Brendan O'Hara | 607 cc398-400WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stirling (Steven Paterson) on securing the debate. I...; Steven Paterson | 607 c400WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend reminded me that after coming over the Devil’s Staircase and back down the other s...; Brendan O'Hara | 607 c400WH (Link to this contribution)
I should be saying to my hon. Friend that my stupidity in drinking Guinness and agreeing to do th...; Martin Docherty-Hughes | 607 c400WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is telling us about the great pest known as the midge. Will he advise the House wh...; Brendan O'Hara | 607 cc400-1WH (Link to this contribution)
Probably the best advice that I can give is to use a potent mixture of both.
I remember lyi...; Roger Gale | 607 c401WH (Link to this contribution)
Mr Blackford, you have a hard act to follow, and I reckon that you have about five minutes to do ...; Ian Blackford | 607 cc401-2WH (Link to this contribution)
Thank you, Sir Roger, and it is a pleasure once again to serve under your chairmanship. I thank m...; Patrick Grady | 607 cc402-4WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...; John Nicolson | 607 cc404-5WH (Link to this contribution)
I join my colleagues in thanking our hon. Friend the Member for Stirling (Steven Paterson) for ca...; Patrick Grady | 607 c405WH (Link to this contribution)
Hear, hear.; John Nicolson | 607 cc405-6WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend very much. I recognise a fellow MP’s pain when I hear it.
The West H...; Wayne David | 607 c406WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for ...; John Nicolson | 607 c406WH (Link to this contribution)
Come with us!; Wayne David | 607 c406WH (Link to this contribution)
I am sorely tempted and I may well take the hon. Gentleman up on that offer before too long.; Alan Brown | 607 c406WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman says that his appetite has been whetted. Another memory has come back to me, a...; Wayne David | 607 cc406-7WH (Link to this contribution)
I shall bear that information in mind. I thank the hon. Gentleman very much.
Tourism is cle...; Patrick Grady | 607 c407WH (Link to this contribution)
As the hon. Gentleman is being so generous to the cause of Scotch whisky, it is only fair to reco...; Wayne David | 607 c407WH (Link to this contribution)
That is very kind of the hon. Gentleman. I did not like to mention it myself but, of course, the ...; Baroness Coffey | 607 cc407-8WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for ...; Ian Blackford | 607 c408WH (Link to this contribution)
One thing that I am very keen to point out to those who want to come and visit the most wonderful...; Roger Gale | 607 c408WH (Link to this contribution)
We do not normally have commercial breaks during ministerial speeches, but it is an interesting i...; Baroness Coffey | 607 c408WH (Link to this contribution)
I give way to the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown).; Alan Brown | 607 c408WH (Link to this contribution)
I hope that this is not seen as a commercial. Once people have climbed Ben Nevis and finished the...; Baroness Coffey | 607 cc408-410WH (Link to this contribution)
Sir Roger, as you say, it has been an elegant commercial break. It sounds as if we should have mo...; Ian Blackford | 607 c410WH (Link to this contribution)
I am interested in what the Minister is saying, and I applaud her remarks. It is important that t...; Baroness Coffey | 607 cc410-2WH (Link to this contribution)
The Government are committed to investing in infrastructure and transport connectivity. The High ...
Subjects: Highlands of Scotland Public footpaths Tourism
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West Highland Way

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