Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robin Walker and John Nicolson

Thursday 20th October 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Walker]

When the right hon. Gentleman intervened on me in yesterday’s debate, I had a sneaking suspicion that he might be, perhaps inadvertently, misrepresenting the comments of the Chancellor to the Select Committee. Having read the transcript, it is clear that the Chancellor was making it clear that his role was to advocate on this in the policy discussions to come with the Home Office and other Departments. He was not doing as the right hon. Gentleman says.

[John Nicolson (East Dunbartonshire) (SNP)]

6. If he will devolve control over immigration to the Scottish Government as part of his negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.