I can only repeat that we were given very clear legal advice that that would not be possible. As I understand it, that was the best legal advice of the UK Civil Service. If that advice has changed, I am sure that Ministers in both London and Scotland would be interested to receive it.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Stephen
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 26 March 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Scotland Bill.
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