European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Sewel Convention Debate

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European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Sewel Convention

Carol Monaghan Excerpts
Thursday 14th June 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I call Carol Monaghan.

Carol Monaghan Portrait Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
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Good choice, Mr Speaker.

Given the recent assurances on the Northern Ireland border, will the Secretary of State make a commitment that if Northern Ireland gets a bespoke deal on regulatory alignment, he will be fighting to protect Scotland’s interests and ensure that Scotland gets a similar deal?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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My answer is actually the reverse, in the sense that we want an arrangement that applies to the whole United Kingdom. We are not going to have bespoke arrangements for different parts of the United Kingdom.