Exiting the European Union

Pete Wishart Excerpts

Monday 5th September 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Davis]

I will draw my hon. Friend’s comments to their attention.

[Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire) (SNP)]

The statement was 15 minutes of meaningless waffle from a clueless Tory Government who have absolutely no plan for this accidental Brexit. I say to the Secretary of State that there is no point in just dictating to the people of Scotland when it comes to Brexit. Some 62% of the Scottish people voted to remain within the European Union, along with every single one of the Scottish local authorities. How should their views now be progressed?

[Mr Davis]

And 1 million Scots voted to leave. Despite the partisan use of this argument by the Scottish National party for its own interests, the simple truth is that the Scottish view on whether it should have independence has changed not one jot. That is an answer to the hon. Gentleman’s waffle.