Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Monday, 20 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 April 2017. It was answered by Lord Dunlop (Conservative) on Monday, 3 April 2017 on behalf of the Scotland Office.
Sovereignty: Scotland
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have held with the Scottish Government concerning the inclusion of a third option, offering further devolution of powers to Scotland, in any future Scottish independence referendum; what assessment they have made of the benefits of including such an option; and whether they have ruled out its inclusion.
- Answer
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The Government is focused on our negotiations with the European Union and getting the right deal for Scotland and the whole of the United Kingdom. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use the opportunity of bringing decision making back to the UK to ensure that more decisions are devolved.
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL6159
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Devolution Referendums Scotland Sovereignty
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