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Wednesday 12th October 2016

(8 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Carol Monaghan Portrait Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West) (SNP)
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1. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.

Patrick Grady Portrait Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP)
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2. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.

Philippa Whitford Portrait Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire) (SNP)
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4. What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the economy of Scotland.

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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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It is self-evident that, because the devolution settlements within the United Kingdom are predicated on the basis that the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union, those devolution settlements will be changed by the United Kingdom leaving the EU. Those will be matters that will be subject to debate and discussion.

Patrick Grady Portrait Patrick Grady
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I am not entirely certain that the Secretary of State answered that question. Will he categorically rule out powers being re-reserved to this Parliament as a result of the decision to leave the European Union?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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What I can say is that no powers which are currently exercised by the Scottish Parliament will be re-reserved to this Parliament as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the EU.

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