The hon. Gentleman has said something that jarred with the logic of his argument. He is obviously speaking about an independent country that has its own Parliament when he says that the Parliament should decide the electoral system. Does he not accept that as this Westminster Parliament is sovereign, it is right that we decided the system—although I do not agree with it, in particular the additional Members who were added instead of bringing the numbers down to the figure proposed in the first Bill? Does he not accept that it is right that this sovereign Parliament should decide how people are elected to the devolved Parliament, as the reality is that we do not have an independent Parliament in Scotland?
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Michael Connarty
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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