Scotland Bill

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 4:10 pm on 8 June 2015.

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Photo of David Mundell David Mundell The Secretary of State for Scotland 4:10, 8 June 2015

I had thought that being part of a larger number might change the hon. Gentleman’s habits, but he remains as ungracious as ever. The Bill contains no vetoes, as he will be well aware if he has read it in detail. What it contains is mechanisms to allow two Governments to work together on matters of shared interest and application. To me, the meaning of a veto is that when someone says they want to do something, someone else has the capacity to say, “No, you can’t.” Not a single provision of the Bill relates to such a proposal.