Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision Debate

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Allan Dorans

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Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision

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Wednesday 23rd November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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As I keep pointing out to SNP Members, less than a third of Scots voted for the SNP at the ballot box.

Allan Dorans Portrait Allan Dorans (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (SNP)
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In 2018, this House voted to acknowledge the claim of right that Scotland’s people have the right to choose their own destiny. Does the Secretary of State now deny that decision of Parliament?

Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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The claim of right? We had a Union of the Crowns in 1603 and a Union of the Parliaments in 1707, but they were all a terribly long time ago. We firmly believe that we have a strong partnership that has endured for more than 300 years and has delivered for all parts of the United Kingdom, and that we are better together.

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