David Duguid today asked the Minister for Immigration if she would continue to ensure priority is given to upskilling domestic labour into industries where there are skills shortages and to ensure that in the short term, these industries will continue to be able to source skilled labour from abro

I was honoured to be invited to the dedication for the Peterhead Poppy Display at Peterhead Baptist Church on Saturday.

Legislation creating the powers the UK needs to operate as an independent coastal state after leaving the EU is being introduced into Parliament today (25 October 2018)....

David was delighted to join David Mundell in attendance of the launch of the Poppy Scotland campaign in Dover House today. This year marks 100 years since the end of the First World War and many events are taking place to commemorate those who fought and died.

I was pleased to welcome another UK Government Minister to the constituency recently.  Guy Opperman, Minister in the Department of Work and Pensions, visited the Job Centre in Banff to see  for himself how the area was adjusting to Universal Credit which had been introduced here in June.

Today I asked Claire Perry if she would join me in recognising the work of oil and gas companies to voluntarily invest innovate towards a lower carbon future.

https://oilandgasclimateinitiative.com/

David Duguid appeared on Good Morning Scotland this morning to speak about the red lines the Scottish Conservatives have placed any extension to the transition period. It is imperative that whatever is agreed, the UK leaves the hated CFP and is an independent coastal state by December 2020.

Wonderful news for Crovie that the access road to the village is to open today, 4 weeks ahead of schedule.
Well done to all involved in the repairs.

My Scottish Conservative colleagues and I are clear - we WILL be out of the CFP and we MUST take our seat as an independent coastal state in December 2020. At that time we must have full sovereignty - full control over who fishes in our waters, for what, when and under which rules.

I asked the Fisheries Minister this morning what discussions he has had with the Home Office to address labour concerns for the fishing industry, especially in the North East following the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme