European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill Debate

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Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill

Nick Thomas-Symonds Excerpts
Consideration of Lords amendments & Ping Pong: House of Commons & Ping Pong
Wednesday 22nd January 2020

(4 years, 3 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Joanna Cherry Portrait Joanna Cherry
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I am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way again. It is not that I desire more consultation, but that I want the British Government to take on board what the Scottish Government say—

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab)
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Effective consultation.

Joanna Cherry Portrait Joanna Cherry
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Effective consultation, as the hon. Gentleman says.

As the Secretary of State will know well, the difficulty is that the Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell, the most senior Scottish Government official with whom the British Government deal, is clear: he is listened to if he is lucky, but they never take his advice on board.