Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Stephen Kerr Excerpts
Wednesday 19th June 2019

(5 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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As far as I understand it, the UK Government have made more than £100 million available to the Scottish Government to help to prepare for Brexit—and, indeed, a no-deal Brexit—but precisely none of that money has been allocated directly to local authorities or to Police Scotland.

Stephen Kerr Portrait Stephen Kerr (Stirling) (Con)
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Further to the reply that the Secretary of State gave a few moments ago, does he agree that the majority of Scots voted in the 2017 general election for parties that were committed to delivering the 2016 referendum, and that it would be a dereliction of our democratic duty not to do so?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. That is why this Government are committed to respecting the outcome of both the referendums that have taken place in Scotland: the 2014 independence referendum, in which people voted to remain in the United Kingdom; and the 2016 EU referendum, in which people across the UK voted to leave the EU.