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Alister Jack lays into Scot Gov in committee, saying communication between them and UK Gov has been & #39;one way street& #39;.
@ScotSecofState says Nicola Sturgeon didn& #39;t tell them they would exclude children from rule of 6 & info on Scotland& #39;s unique #coronavirus app wasn& #39;t passed on
@ScotSecofState says Nicola Sturgeon didn& #39;t tell them they would exclude children from rule of 6 & info on Scotland& #39;s unique #coronavirus app wasn& #39;t passed on
On Internal Market Bill, Alister Jack says accusation it& #39;s wrecking devolution is & #39;fanciful& #39;, & #39;even more so& #39; coming from @theSNP, which he says wants to & #39;destroy devolution& #39; with independence.
He repeats UK Gov line that it represents & #39;power surge& #39; for devolved administrations
He repeats UK Gov line that it represents & #39;power surge& #39; for devolved administrations
Alister Jack says Nicola Sturgeon was & #39;not helping& #39; situation as people protested at border, telling English not to enter Scotland.
@ScotSecofState calls First Minister& #39;s claim prevalence of virus 5x higher in England was & #39;patently untrue& #39;/led to & #39;bad feeling& #39; between Scot/Eng
@ScotSecofState calls First Minister& #39;s claim prevalence of virus 5x higher in England was & #39;patently untrue& #39;/led to & #39;bad feeling& #39; between Scot/Eng
Chair @PeteWishart asks if Alister Jack acknowledges & #39;for first time ever UK Parliament will have power to invest in areas clearly devolved to scot gov?& #39;
@ScotSecofState says & #39;no, I don& #39;t acknowledge that& #39; and & #39;you& #39;re confecting a grievance that doesn& #39;t exist& #39;
@ScotSecofState says & #39;no, I don& #39;t acknowledge that& #39; and & #39;you& #39;re confecting a grievance that doesn& #39;t exist& #39;
Bit of pre-election sparring follows. Chair @PeteWishart says there& #39;s & #39;no chance& #39; @ScotTories will win next year& #39;s Holyrood election, with polls predicting @theSNP landslide.
Alister Jack calls him & #39;arrogant& #39;
Alister Jack calls him & #39;arrogant& #39;
Now @DeidreBrock asks if Alister Jack will be following Lord Keen & #39;out of the door& #39; - Westminster& #39;s top Scottish law officer resigned because of internal market bill concerns.
@ScotSecofState says & #39;I will be staying exactly where I am& #39; and IMB & #39;absolutely works& #39; for Scotland
@ScotSecofState says & #39;I will be staying exactly where I am& #39; and IMB & #39;absolutely works& #39; for Scotland
Alister Jack says there are & #39;very fine people in the frame& #39; to replace Lord Keen, who resigned yesterday
. @DeidreBrock asks Alister Jack what direct involvement he had on Internal Market Bill.
@ScotSecofState says he had & #39;a lot of impact& #39; and worked to & #39;respect the devolved settlement& #39;.
Says Scot Gov could have had more involvement but @Feorlean chose to & #39;disengage& #39;
@ScotSecofState says he had & #39;a lot of impact& #39; and worked to & #39;respect the devolved settlement& #39;.
Says Scot Gov could have had more involvement but @Feorlean chose to & #39;disengage& #39;
. @DeidreBrock raises concerns about lower food/enviro standards after #Brexit.
Alister Jack says he& #39;s & #39;absolutely sure& #39; Prime Minister will & #39;follow through& #39; and introduce & #39;much higher standards outside the EU& #39;.
Deidre Brock says his view & #39;doesn& #39;t match reality& #39;
Alister Jack says he& #39;s & #39;absolutely sure& #39; Prime Minister will & #39;follow through& #39; and introduce & #39;much higher standards outside the EU& #39;.
Deidre Brock says his view & #39;doesn& #39;t match reality& #39;
