Points of Order

Liz Saville Roberts Excerpts

Wednesday 11th March 2026 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I hope that satisfies the hon. Member, otherwise he can obviously pursue this further.

[Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (PC)]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Has the Speaker received any notice of a statement from the Government following the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry (Stephen Gethins) to the Prime Minister this morning regarding the contents of a memo from the Prime Minister to Cabinet members advising them to disregard opposition from devolved Governments to direct interventions by Westminster Ministers. Can you advise me how the long-standing Sewel convention, which enshrines the protocol that Westminster Governments do not intervene in devolved matters in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, has been respected in this matter, and can you direct me to which bin this has been filed by the Government?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

I thank the right hon. Member for giving notice of her point of order. I have received no such indication from the Government—