Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Attorney General

Oral Answers to Questions

Michael Fabricant Excerpts
Wednesday 7th December 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Victoria Prentis Portrait The Attorney General
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I believe that I have answered this question already, and I have heard the Prime Minister answer it several times in the course of Prime Minister’s questions. The Supreme Court rejected the Lord Advocate’s submission that an advisory referendum would have only an indirect and consequential effect on the reserved matter. This matter is reserved.

Michael Fabricant Portrait Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Supreme Court’s judgment will also have an unexpected side effect in that it will force the Scottish Government to concentrate on domestic policy for once?

Victoria Prentis Portrait The Attorney General
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I agree that the people of Scotland want us to work together to fix the challenges we face collectively. Now is the time to make sure we work together, and that is what this Government will do.