The right hon. Gentleman says he is a democrat. In view of that, does he acknowledge that the Sewel convention says that this Parliament will not normally legislate on areas or matters that are devolved to the Scottish Parliament? We also know that what is not reserved is automatically devolved, so does he think it appropriate to override the Sewel convention and threaten the powers and sovereignty of the Scottish Parliament without the consent of the Scottish Parliament, which is sovereign?
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Patricia Gibson
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 16 September 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.
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