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Scotland Bill

I thank all noble Lords who have contributed. In reply to a point made earlier, I am not advocating a nuclear power policy for Scotland. I am advocating a British energy policy to deal with the issue of energy security. It cannot be done at the level of the individual component parts of Great Britain. We need to work together to have a policy covering the whole country. I think that we are very reluctant to go too far on the planning point. But the noble and learned Lord will remember that the vires test in the 1998 Bill that left the House of Commons was not the same as the vires test that became the Act. Let me put it this way: that change was in part as a result of discussions that were very close to the type of discussion that we have had today. I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment 26B withdrawn. Clause 15 : The Scottish Government Clause 15 : The Scottish Government Amendments 27 to 29 not moved. Amendments 30 to 39 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Clause 15 agreed. Clause 16 agreed. Clause 17 : The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law Clause 17 : The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law Debate on whether Clause 17 should stand part of the Bill.