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UK Borders Bill

I should like to clarify something. The Minister referred to the problem of applying Section 11 to Northern Ireland and Scotland. However, what strikes me is that Amendment No. 13 falls within the part of the Bill—between Clauses 1 to 4—that does not apply to Scotland. The application of Section 11 is certainly a devolved matter. From what the Minister has been saying, it appears that the Government are perfectly happy that, with regard to all the other provisions of Clauses 1 to 4, it should be left to the Scottish Executive to decide what further powers they need. The mood of the Committee seems to be that the Bill needs to include measures that affect Scotland, and one is left to ask whether the Government have approached the Scottish Executive regarding consideration of a Sewell motion and what response they have had.