Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision

Debate between Baroness Winterton of Doncaster and Amy Callaghan
Wednesday 23rd November 2022

(2 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)
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Order. The hon. Gentleman cannot just sit there yelling. It is a really bad look. I call Amy Callaghan.

Amy Callaghan Portrait Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire) (SNP)
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I will ask the Secretary of State the same question that I asked the Prime Minister just a short while ago, to which I am still waiting for an answer. What is the route for a nation to leave this so-called voluntary Union? He has answered three times now referring to a majority of votes, so would the Government respect the result of a general election as a de facto referendum?