May I just point out that if there was an independent Scotland inside the European Union, it would not be that independent, because it would be bound by all the rules of the European Union and the European Union customs code? Scotland would be obliged to have a hard border with the rest of England—not being independent from the European Union, it would have no choice in that matter whatsoever. It was a spokesman for the Scottish nationalist party who said that that would be good for Scotland because a border would create jobs. Will the hon. Gentleman confirm that that was actually said?
Northern Ireland Protocol
Proceeding contribution from
Bernard Jenkin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 15 July 2021.
It occurred during Backbench debate on Northern Ireland Protocol.
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