Scotland Act 1998: Section 35 Power Debate

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Department: Scotland Office
Tuesday 17th January 2023

(1 year, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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Again, I do not want to bore everyone with a long list, but we could add ferries and many other things to that list.

Mhairi Black Portrait Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (SNP)
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I notice that the Secretary of State fails to mention that this is the most consulted upon piece of legislation that has ever gone through the Scottish Parliament, so this idea that it has been rushed through is nothing more than a lie. As I have said, this is already an attack on devolution. It is an attack using and weaponising the most vulnerable group in our society. On that note, can the Secretary of State say, in his own words, what he thinks the point of the Scottish Parliament is?