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Scotland Bill

Could my noble friend tell the House what he thinks is meant by the words in paragraph 67 of the Smith commission report:

“The functions of the British Transport Police in Scotland will be a devolved matter”?

I read them to mean that the British Transport Police will continue and that its functions will be subject to some kind of oversight by the Scottish Parliament, which is not what the Bill provides for. Does he have a different interpretation?

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
768 cc705-6 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2015-16
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