Clause 44 - Scotland
Identity Cards Bill
9:45 am
Ben Wallace (Lancaster and Wyre, Conservative)
Perhaps I have not explained myself well enough. Should the Scottish Parliament—under the leadership of a “Mr. Tommy whatever-his-name”—decide to refuse to implement any of these matters, including some relating to the public services, a Sewel motion could allow for Westminster to impose the obligation. Subsection (2) includes the words
“may not allow or require the imposition”,
but I am simply asking whether the Minister will rule out the introduction of a Sewel motion in the Scottish Parliament to effect such an imposition.