Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision

Amy Callaghan Excerpts

Wednesday 23rd November 2022 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)]

Order. The hon. Gentleman cannot just sit there yelling. It is a really bad look. I call Amy Callaghan.

[Amy Callaghan (East Dunbartonshire) (SNP)]

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?

[Mr Jack]

General elections are when people expect parties to come forward with manifestos on the issues that Scotland and the United Kingdom face. That is what general elections are for.