If the people of Scotland are told, “We toyed with the thought of saying that it was a permanent Parliament but we decided that it wasn’t”, it will simply give the wrong message. Of course I agree that laws can be changed, just as if you have a written constitution it can be changed by some process. However, it corresponds with the reality on the ground.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Bishop of Chester
(Bishops (affiliation))
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 8 December 2015.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Scotland Bill.
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2015-16
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