Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Scottish Referendum Legislation: Supreme Court Decision

Ronnie Cowan Excerpts
Wednesday 23rd November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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As the hon. Lady knows, and as I have made very clear, we believe that the priority of people in Scotland is for the two Governments to work constructively and collaboratively together, in partnership.

Ronnie Cowan Portrait Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde) (SNP)
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On 18 September 2014, the people of Inverclyde voted to remain in the Union by 86 votes. A few short months later, they returned me as the SNP MP on an independence manifesto; they had changed their mind. They returned me in 2017 and 2019—if the Government want to go again I will go again. But what is the route for the people of Inverclyde to express their views now in a referendum?

Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
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I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave earlier.