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Scotland Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lord Dunlop (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 24 November 2015. It occurred during Debate on bills on Scotland Bill.

The Deputy First Minister has made it clear that, for the Scottish Parliament to give its legislative consent to the Bill, it would have to be satisfied that there was an agreed fiscal framework in place.

I return to the argument that I was making. If, unlike me, you believe that the Scottish Government are not serious about reaching agreement, that is not a good reason to delay the Bill—far from it. Doing so would hand the Scottish Government a get-out-of-jail-free card, which is not right for the people of Scotland, who expect these powers to be implemented.

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

767 c673 

Session

2015-16

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Legislation

Scotland Bill 2015-16
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