Supreme Court Ruling: Abortion in Northern Ireland Debate
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Philip Davies
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Supreme Court Ruling: Abortion in Northern Ireland
Philip Davies Excerpts(6 years, 6 months ago)
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Karen Bradley
The questions the hon. Lady asks bring into question the whole constitutional arrangements we have and who and which legislature is responsible for which action. I repeat that my urgent priority is to get the parties back to Stormont, to get that devolved Government up and running so that they can rightly make the decisions in the interests of the constituents who elected them.
Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
I do not agree with the law in Northern Ireland, but surely the whole principle of devolution is that people in devolved areas can make decisions with which we disagree. Does my right hon. Friend agree that if we allow devolved areas only to make decisions with which the Westminster Parliament agrees, there is not much point any more in any form of devolution?
Karen Bradley
My hon. Friend always has an ability to use an appropriate turn of phrase to put his finger adeptly on the problem.