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Written Question
Politics and Government: Scotland
Wednesday 29th June 2022

Asked by: John McNally (Scottish National Party - Falkirk)

Question to the Scotland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the effect on Scotland of the state of democracy in the UK.

Answered by Iain Stewart

The United Kingdom is a family of nations that embodies parliamentary democracy.

The Scottish Parliament is one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world and the UK Government will continue to respect and uphold the current devolution settlement.