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Department: Department for Exiting the European Union

Steven Paterson

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Point of Order
Tuesday 24th January 2017

(7 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steven Paterson Portrait Steven Paterson (Stirling) (SNP)
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The Scottish Government have published the details of their proposals for maximising an ongoing relationship with the European Union. Does the Secretary of State recognise that refusing to publish a White Paper is tantamount to political cowardice?

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I really do not think so. I have never been accused of cowardice before, so I am not quite sure how to respond to the question, but the answer is no.

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