Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Baroness Fullbrook Excerpts
Wednesday 14th January 2015

(9 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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As the hon. Lady will have heard me say, the administrators will provide a report to the Insolvency Service. The Government have demonstrated, in their action over Comet, that if such a report highlights practices that should be investigated, they will be.

Baroness Fullbrook Portrait Lorraine Fullbrook (South Ribble) (Con)
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7. What the next steps are for implementation of the Smith commission proposals.

Alistair Carmichael Portrait The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael)
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The Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister have made it clear that the Government are committed to delivering draft clauses by 25 January.

Baroness Fullbrook Portrait Lorraine Fullbrook
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Following the Prime Minister’s meeting with the new First Minister, does the Secretary of State expect full support from the Scottish Government in ensuring a speedy delivery of the proposals in the draft Bill?

Alistair Carmichael Portrait Mr Carmichael
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I have learned over the years not to expect too much when working with the Scottish Government, but I am hopeful that that will be the case. One way or the other, however, we shall deliver on the undertakings that were given.