Debate on Thursday, 9 March 2017, in the House of Commons, led by Pete Wishart. The answering member was Robert Goodwill.

Scotland: Demography and Devolution

Debate on a Select Committee report and the Government Response. Motion lapsed.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 622 cc375-402WH
Session: 2016-17
Department: Home Office
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Related items: Demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution. Scottish Affairs Committee second report.
Wednesday, 23 November 2016
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons; Demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution: Government response to the Committee's second report of session 2016-17. Scottish Affairs Committee fourth special report.
Monday, 16 January 2017
Parliamentary committees
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions: Pete Wishart | 622 cc375-8WH (Link to this contribution)
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the Second Report of the Scottish Affairs Com...; Steven Paterson | 622 c378WH (Link to this contribution)
As my hon. Friend might be aware, in 2015-16, Stirling University had 930 EU students and 1,350 o...; Pete Wishart | 622 c379WH (Link to this contribution)
That is exactly what we found in the course of our inquiry. One of the report’s recommendations w...; Natalie McGarry | 622 c379WH (Link to this contribution)
I wish the hon. Gentleman a happy birthday and congratulate him on securing this debate. He is ma...; Pete Wishart | 622 c379WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is absolutely spot on. I wish we could do more to convince this Government that the...; Robert Goodwill | 622 c380WH (Link to this contribution)
It might not have crossed the hon. Gentleman’s mind, but employers considering where to locate mi...; Pete Wishart | 622 c380WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister. I suggest that although that argument is always convenient, the ev...; David Anderson | 622 c380WH (Link to this contribution)
I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his Committee’s important report. He knows as well as I do t...; Pete Wishart | 622 c381WH (Link to this contribution)
It was not within the scope of our inquiry to look at such solutions; we just wanted to get a sna...; Robert Goodwill | 622 c381WH (Link to this contribution)
indicated assent .; Pete Wishart | 622 c381WH (Link to this contribution)
The Minister is giving me a thumbs up, so we can expect him to address the matter in his reply.; Lord McCabe | 622 c381WH (Link to this contribution)
I am sure that we all wish the hon. Gentleman a very happy birthday.
1.53 pm; Deidre Brock | 622 cc381-3WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr McCabe.
At the risk of being...; Chris Law | 622 c383WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and to follow two wonderful and det...; Steven Paterson | 622 c383WH (Link to this contribution)
It strikes me that we have had debates in the House of Commons recently on boundary changes, duri...; Chris Law | 622 cc383-5WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend makes a valuable point. In fact, if the number of MPs in one area, the north-west ...; Pete Wishart | 622 c385WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for mentioning my constituency, and he is absolutely right that w...; Chris Law | 622 cc385-6WH (Link to this contribution)
Yes indeed. In fact, tomorrow, which is my constituency day, I have four surgery appointments wit...; Brendan O'Hara | 622 c386WH (Link to this contribution)
As always, Mr McCabe, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship.
I begin by commend...; Ian Murray | 622 c386WH (Link to this contribution)
I apologise for interrupting the hon. Gentleman; he was in full flow and I perhaps should have wa...; Brendan O'Hara | 622 cc387-8WH (Link to this contribution)
I take on board what the hon. Gentleman is saying, but I think there are two strands to it. In Ar...; Robert Goodwill | 622 c388WH (Link to this contribution)
Does the hon. Gentleman think that Scottish or British people living elsewhere in Europe deserve ...; Brendan O'Hara | 622 c388WH (Link to this contribution)
I will come on to that point in just a moment, because it is a vital question, and I will answer ...; Steven Paterson | 622 c388WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is making a powerful case on one of the most important points. I have many similar...; Brendan O'Hara | 622 cc388-9WH (Link to this contribution)
Sadly, it is a familiar tale. People are genuinely worried about the future, and the Government h...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 c389WH (Link to this contribution)
It is a honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe. I thank my hon. Friends the Members f...; Pete Wishart | 622 c389WH (Link to this contribution)
I did not know that—I am genuinely surprised. I am always told that I share a birthday with Marti...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 cc389-390WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for that informative intervention, which will now be in Hansard. Mir was s...; Pete Wishart | 622 c390WH (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend attended the same sessions as I did and she would have heard from a swathe of Scot...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 cc390-1WH (Link to this contribution)
I completely concur—I will come on to that point later in my speech. Population growth is a vital...; David Anderson | 622 c391WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady is making a very powerful speech, as always, but she is being too kind to the Gover...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 cc391-2WH (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Gentleman has made his point and I do not need to reply; I am sure the Minister will hav...; Deidre Brock | 622 c392WH (Link to this contribution)
Universities Scotland’s website states very clearly that it feels that the UK’s current student i...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 c392WH (Link to this contribution)
I am confounded by the fact that the Government are not listening to those people. We heard that ...; Pete Wishart | 622 c392WH (Link to this contribution)
rose—; Margaret Ferrier | 622 c392WH (Link to this contribution)
I am not going to take another intervention, because I am aware that we have hit the time for the...; David Anderson | 622 cc392-3WH (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Scottish Affairs Committee for doing such a thorough job. It did the job that we expe...; Deidre Brock | 622 c393WH (Link to this contribution)
I expect the hon. Gentleman will not be surprised to hear that Universities Scotland considers th...; David Anderson | 622 cc393-5WH (Link to this contribution)
I am not surprised at all. As I said, our immigration policy, if it can be called a policy, is be...; Robert Goodwill | 622 cc394-6WH (Link to this contribution)
I join everyone in wishing the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart) a very h...; Deidre Brock | 622 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister go on to outline exactly why Canada and Australia can have differential immigra...; Robert Goodwill | 622 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
The evidence from the past about post-study opportunities is that large numbers of people partici...; Deidre Brock | 622 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister give way?; Robert Goodwill | 622 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
I will make some progress, if I may. On post-study work visas, which I suspect are the issue to w...; Pete Wishart | 622 c396WH (Link to this contribution)
For clarity, will the Minister name one body or organisation, whether in Scotland or in the Unite...; Robert Goodwill | 622 c397WH (Link to this contribution)
There are good opportunities for people who graduate in the UK to go on to graduate-level jobs, b...; Margaret Ferrier | 622 c397WH (Link to this contribution)
Why is the Minister so reticent about guaranteeing EU nationals leave to remain in the UK? Would ...; Robert Goodwill | 622 cc397-8WH (Link to this contribution)
With respect to the hon. Lady, it was not the UK Government that showed reticence; the other EU m...; David Anderson | 622 c398WH (Link to this contribution)
I am aware of the figures. Like the Minister, I was on the remain side. I was disappointed by the...; Robert Goodwill | 622 cc398-9WH (Link to this contribution)
Immigration was a key part of the referendum debate. Where we can control numbers—those coming to...; Pete Wishart | 622 cc399-401WH (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to the Minister for leaving me a few minutes to sum up what has been an important a...
Subjects: Devolution Broadband Employment Immigration Income tax Higher education EU nationals Older people Overseas students Scotland Universities Rural areas Visas Emigration Life expectancy Population studies Brexit
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Scotland: Demography and Devolution

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