:00:17. > :00:25.Hello and very warm welcome to Westminster for March's Scottish
:00:26. > :00:29.Questions. It is of course the first of March today, the official
:00:30. > :00:33.beginning of spring. While we're looking at our calendars we are one
:00:34. > :00:38.week away from the Budget here at Westminster and this will also be
:00:39. > :00:42.the final Scottish Questions before Theresa May triggers Article 50 to
:00:43. > :00:46.begin the formal negotiations for the UK to leave the European Union.
:00:47. > :00:52.So you won't be surprised when I tell you that Brexit and the
:00:53. > :00:55.possible constitutional implications for Scotland featured prominently.
:00:56. > :01:01.Here is how proceedings got underway.
:01:02. > :01:07.THE SPEAKER: Order, questions to the secretary for Scotland. Mr Argar.
:01:08. > :01:11.Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. The Chief Secretary
:01:12. > :01:13.to the Treasury attended a Joint Exchequer Committee
:01:14. > :01:15.with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Finance
:01:16. > :01:17.and Constitution in November. They discussed the ongoing work
:01:18. > :01:19.between both Governments There are, of course,
:01:20. > :01:22.regular and ongoing discussions between officials from both
:01:23. > :01:34.Governments. Does my honourable friend agree
:01:35. > :01:36.that these taxation powers, coupled with other powers that have
:01:37. > :01:39.been devolved to Holyrood, make it one of the most powerful
:01:40. > :01:45.devolved Parliaments in the world? Does she also agree that,
:01:46. > :01:50.quite rightly, they make the Scottish Government accountable
:01:51. > :01:55.for their actions in respect of taxation,
:01:56. > :01:57.and that the Scottish Government are responsible for making Scotland
:01:58. > :01:59.the most highly taxed part My honourable friend
:02:00. > :02:04.makes a very good point. The new devolution settlement does
:02:05. > :02:06.indeed deliver one of the most powerful and accountable devolved
:02:07. > :02:09.Parliaments in the world, and the people of Scotland will look
:02:10. > :02:13.to their Government to use those tax powers wisely to make
:02:14. > :02:17.Scotland as competitive and attractive a place as possible
:02:18. > :02:19.in which to do business. We, obviously, want the Scottish
:02:20. > :02:22.Government to use those powers to deliver that and it is for them
:02:23. > :02:25.to choose how they use them, but they do have
:02:26. > :02:27.to account for their use Does my honourable friend
:02:28. > :02:31.share my confusion that the Scottish Government prefer the narrative
:02:32. > :02:38.of whinge, whine and waffle to using the powers that this
:02:39. > :02:40.Parliament has given them to prove their competence
:02:41. > :02:53.in running the country? from many of my conversations
:02:54. > :02:57.with businesses - particularly those thinking about their plans
:02:58. > :02:59.for the future, especially since the referendum last year -
:03:00. > :03:01.that they often see competitiveness through the prism of tax
:03:02. > :03:04.and that they want to know the Government are entirely focused
:03:05. > :03:06.on creating the conditions in which businesses
:03:07. > :03:08.can grow and thrive. I really think that all of us need
:03:09. > :03:16.to focus on pursuing our plans to make our respective
:03:17. > :03:21.countries very competitive. In Scotland, the Government have
:03:22. > :03:23.to understand that the decisions they take about using their powers
:03:24. > :03:26.are part of such The Tories at Westminster
:03:27. > :03:39.are facing rebellion on their Back Benches
:03:40. > :03:40.on business rates. What advice are they taking
:03:41. > :03:43.from the Government in Scotland, who have listened to local
:03:44. > :03:46.businesses and put on a cap of 12.5% for businesses in the hospitality
:03:47. > :03:48.sector and particularly those in Aberdeen that have been hard
:03:49. > :03:54.hit by the oil price? I think that is just an attempt
:03:55. > :04:00.to make a political bragging point. My right honourable friends
:04:01. > :04:07.the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State
:04:08. > :04:09.for Communities and Local Government have made it quite clear
:04:10. > :04:12.that they will have more They are listening carefully
:04:13. > :04:15.to the concerns of particularly the smallest businesses and of those
:04:16. > :04:17.hardest hit by business Will the Minister explain to me
:04:18. > :04:29.how, simultaneously, the Scottish Government can,
:04:30. > :04:31.first, be not using the taxation powers they have and, secondly,
:04:32. > :04:33.be the highest taxed part of the country, particularly
:04:34. > :04:35.when neither of those It is for the Scottish Government
:04:36. > :04:39.to account to the Scottish These points might be interesting
:04:40. > :04:47.ones to bring to Westminster and knock about in this Chamber,
:04:48. > :04:50.but real people are looking at the impact of those plans
:04:51. > :04:52.on their family income and the Scottish Government
:04:53. > :04:54.will have to account It is far more than
:04:55. > :05:06.just a debating point. Does the Minister agree
:05:07. > :05:13.that the Scottish Government's decision to make Scotland the most
:05:14. > :05:16.highly taxed part of the United Kingdom will reduce
:05:17. > :05:18.the country's competitiveness and, ultimately, make
:05:19. > :05:19.Scotland a less attractive place in which to live,
:05:20. > :05:22.work or do business? It is for the Scottish Government
:05:23. > :05:28.to use the powers that have been devolved to them and to account
:05:29. > :05:31.to their people for using them, but there is no doubt that people
:05:32. > :05:34.look at the competitiveness of tax regimes, whether personal
:05:35. > :05:36.or business, and that those regimes are important in the key decisions
:05:37. > :05:39.that people make about Following the EU referendum,
:05:40. > :05:56.Scotland Office Ministers have regularly met representatives
:05:57. > :05:58.of Scottish industry and business. What comes out clearly
:05:59. > :06:01.is the appetite to seize and make a success of the opportunities
:06:02. > :06:04.afforded to us by leaving the EU, forging a new role for ourselves
:06:05. > :06:07.in the world to negotiate our own trade agreements and be
:06:08. > :06:17.a champion for free trade. I am a bit scared to ask my
:06:18. > :06:26.supplementary question because I think my Scottish National
:06:27. > :06:29.Party colleagues have had three My question is about exports,
:06:30. > :06:32.of which Scotland has made a fantastic success,
:06:33. > :06:34.particularly in food and drink. How confident or worried should
:06:35. > :06:37.we be if we come out of Europe that those markets will be damaged,
:06:38. > :06:40.and what can the Government My honourable friend is absolutely
:06:41. > :06:43.right to highlight food and drink as Scotland's top manufacturing
:06:44. > :06:47.export, accounting for Leaving the EU offers us
:06:48. > :06:52.the opportunity to negotiate new trade deals across the globe
:06:53. > :06:57.and create even more opportunities for Scotland's
:06:58. > :07:03.world-renowned food and drink. Agriculture and fisheries are key
:07:04. > :07:12.parts of the Scottish economy Powers for both are devolved
:07:13. > :07:15.to the Scottish Government. Under the Secretary
:07:16. > :07:16.of State's Government's plans, will all decisions on agriculture
:07:17. > :07:19.and fisheries be taken by the Scottish Parliament
:07:20. > :07:21.and the Scottish Government after As the right honourable gentleman
:07:22. > :07:27.knows, the Government have confirmed in the White Paper that
:07:28. > :07:31.all the powers that the Scottish Parliament currently exercises
:07:32. > :07:34.in relation to agriculture, fisheries and all other
:07:35. > :07:41.issues will continue. We wish to have a dialogue
:07:42. > :07:43.with the Scottish Government, the other devolved administrations
:07:44. > :07:46.and stakeholders about what happens to powers that are currently held
:07:47. > :07:49.in Brussels and where they will rightly rest after the
:07:50. > :08:00.United Kingdom leaves the EU. Anybody watching this will realise
:08:01. > :08:08.that the Secretary of State did not During the Brexit referendum
:08:09. > :08:11.campaign, people were told that decisions currently taken
:08:12. > :08:13.in Brussels on agriculture and fisheries would revert
:08:14. > :08:15.to the Scottish Parliament. The Secretary of State has not given
:08:16. > :08:19.a clear answer to the question, which really matters to our rural
:08:20. > :08:21.industries, our rural economy Let me try the same question
:08:22. > :08:26.again, and I would be grateful if the Secretary
:08:27. > :08:28.of State answered it. Under his Government's plans,
:08:29. > :08:30.will all decisions on agriculture and fisheries be taken
:08:31. > :08:32.by the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government
:08:33. > :08:41.after Brexit - yes or no? This Government's plan is to engage
:08:42. > :08:44.with the Scottish Government and with the other devolved
:08:45. > :08:45.administrations to discuss It is not to go out and tell
:08:46. > :08:56.the people of Scotland that the devolved settlement
:08:57. > :08:58.is being undermined by Brexit, which will lead to the Scottish
:08:59. > :09:03.Parliament exercising more powers. I can give the right
:09:04. > :09:08.honourable gentleman an absolute guarantee that,
:09:09. > :09:11.after the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the Scottish Parliament
:09:12. > :09:16.and Scottish Ministers will have Before I ask a question,
:09:17. > :09:34.I take the opportunity to send my condolences to the family
:09:35. > :09:37.of my great comrade, Gerald Kaufman, On 12 October, the Secretary
:09:38. > :09:41.of State stood at the Dispatch Box and said, "whatever support is put
:09:42. > :09:44.in place for businesses in the north of England will apply
:09:45. > :09:53.to businesses in Scotland." That was in relation
:09:54. > :09:55.to the deal struck with Nissan. I associate myself with
:09:56. > :10:04.the honourable gentleman's comments He was a near neighbour of mine
:10:05. > :10:11.in the previous Parliament and I always found him to be
:10:12. > :10:27.the perfect gentleman. In relation to the approach this
:10:28. > :10:35.I made it clear in previous answers that the Government's
:10:36. > :10:37.approach will be consistent across the United Kingdom.
:10:38. > :10:40.I thank him for the reply, but can I ask While some businesses
:10:41. > :10:42.and workers are aware of that welcome reassurance,
:10:43. > :10:45.I have yet to meet any businesses in Scotland that know
:10:46. > :10:47.about the commitment to give them the same deal
:10:48. > :10:51.Why has the Secretary of State not been more public
:10:52. > :10:54.Why is it the best kept secret in Scotland?
:10:55. > :10:56.I have made it clear to the honourable gentleman how
:10:57. > :10:59.the UK Government are approaching the Brexit negotiations and how
:11:00. > :11:01.we are fully engaged with businesses in Scotland to ensure
:11:02. > :11:10.We can go forward on a basis that will ensure that Scotland
:11:11. > :11:12.and the whole United Kingdom get the best possible deal
:11:13. > :11:28.THE SPEAKER: Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh.
:11:29. > :11:30.Scotland's international exports have increased by 41%
:11:31. > :11:33.since the Scottish National Party Government came into office in 2007,
:11:34. > :11:35.which is a fantastic success story for Scotland.
:11:36. > :11:37.Will the Secretary of State therefore explain why the UK
:11:38. > :11:39.Government failed to negotiate any geographical indications
:11:40. > :11:41.for Scottish produce in the EU-Canada CETA trade deal?
:11:42. > :11:44.I hope the honourable lady's approach on the EU-CETA trade deal
:11:45. > :11:50.is more consistent than that of her parliamentary group.
:11:51. > :11:53.On the Monday of the week when the Canada deal was discussed,
:11:54. > :12:10.By the Wednesday, they somehow found that they were against.
:12:11. > :12:23.THE SPEAKER: Seema Kennedy. This is a question about the draft Scottish
:12:24. > :12:26.Government. As I have mentioned,
:12:27. > :12:28.the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has regular engagement with
:12:29. > :12:30.the Scottish Government's Finance They discussed matters relating
:12:31. > :12:33.to the Scottish Government's budget for 2017-18 at a joint Exchequer
:12:34. > :12:35.committee in November and at a Finance Ministers'
:12:36. > :12:37.quadrilateral in February. What does my honourable friend
:12:38. > :12:46.believe will be the consequences of the Scottish Government
:12:47. > :12:48.using their new powers for the Scottish economy to make
:12:49. > :12:51.Scotland the most highly taxed part Colleagues are rightly focused
:12:52. > :12:55.on tax and competitiveness. The increased tax powers delivered
:12:56. > :12:57.through the Scotland Act 2016 mean that the Scottish Government have
:12:58. > :12:59.responsibility for raising It is for them to decide how
:13:00. > :13:06.to use those tax powers to shape Scotland's economy,
:13:07. > :13:11.growth and jobs. I might not like their plans to make
:13:12. > :13:14.Scotland a higher-tax nation - it is up to them -
:13:15. > :13:17.but they have to explain those plans The publication of this year's draft
:13:18. > :13:25.Scottish budget had to be delayed because the Chancellor
:13:26. > :13:28.of the Exchequer did not make financial information available
:13:29. > :13:31.until the Autumn Statement. What impact will the move
:13:32. > :13:34.to the autumn Budget have on the Scottish Government's ability
:13:35. > :13:36.to plan effectively There are many good reasons
:13:37. > :13:43.for moving to a single fiscal event in the autumn - allowing
:13:44. > :13:45.for longer-term planning On the subject of planning
:13:46. > :13:52.for the long term and increasing certainty, I would add that taking
:13:53. > :13:55.the threat of a second referendum off the table is the single
:13:56. > :13:58.biggest thing that the SNP and the Scottish Government could do
:13:59. > :14:01.for certainty and confidence among This is a question about the
:14:02. > :14:21.exciting of EU nationals. I have regular conversations with
:14:22. > :14:24.the Secretary of State for Exiting The UK Government have
:14:25. > :14:27.made it absolutely clear in their White Paper that securing
:14:28. > :14:31.the rights of EU citizens in the UK and of UK citizens in the EU is one
:14:32. > :14:34.of our top priorities The Secretary of State's answer
:14:35. > :14:37.is not very reassuring given the speculation about a potential
:14:38. > :14:39.cut-off date for EU The other place will vote
:14:40. > :14:43.on an amendment today that will secure the residency rights
:14:44. > :14:45.of EU nationals. If that is passed, will
:14:46. > :14:47.the Secretary of State urge his colleagues to end this
:14:48. > :14:49.disgraceful uncertainty on residency rights for EU nationals,
:14:50. > :14:51.who contribute so much If he does not, he will send out
:14:52. > :14:56.a very strong message that he is willing to use the lives
:14:57. > :14:59.of EU nationals as a bargaining chip I agree with one thing
:15:00. > :15:07.the honourable gentleman says: EU citizens in Scotland,
:15:08. > :15:10.and indeed in the whole United Kingdom, make a significant
:15:11. > :15:14.contribution to civic life As the Prime Minister has
:15:15. > :15:19.repeatedly made clear, She has sent out a very clear
:15:20. > :15:26.message, and it is clearly set We do not believe that the
:15:27. > :15:35.withdrawal from the European Union (Article 50) Bill is the place
:15:36. > :15:46.to set it out. I will certainly bear it in mind
:15:47. > :15:49.that it is a similar Does my right honourable friend
:15:50. > :15:53.the Secretary of State agree that the business community
:15:54. > :15:55.in Scotland shares a far more positive and optimistic outlook,
:15:56. > :15:57.rather than the forever-negative comments from the
:15:58. > :16:10.Scottish Government? I know that businesses
:16:11. > :16:19.across Scotland value the contribution that EU citizens
:16:20. > :16:21.make to their businesses, and I am clear with them that even
:16:22. > :16:25.when the UK leaves the EU, it will be important for EU citizens
:16:26. > :16:29.still to come to Scotland and play A recent report from
:16:30. > :16:38.the British Medical Association shows that 40% of European doctors
:16:39. > :16:42.might leave the UK after Brexit because of the Government's shameful
:16:43. > :16:46.inaction on giving a clear guarantee Why will the UK Government not do
:16:47. > :16:55.the right thing and give a clear guarantee to EU nationals,
:16:56. > :16:57.who are a valued part of our society in Scotland,
:16:58. > :17:02.that they have the right to remain? I am absolutely clear
:17:03. > :17:06.about the importance we place on the role of EU nationals
:17:07. > :17:10.in the economy and the health service, but I would take
:17:11. > :17:17.the honourable lady's comments about encouraging doctors and other
:17:18. > :17:19.medical professionals to come to Scotland a lot more seriously
:17:20. > :17:22.if her Government had not decided to tax them more
:17:23. > :17:28.than any other part of the UK. Does my right honourable friend
:17:29. > :17:30.agree that as well as safeguarding the role of EU citizens in the UK
:17:31. > :17:34.after we leave the EU, it is vital that we safeguard Scots
:17:35. > :17:39.people who have gone to live I absolutely agree
:17:40. > :17:49.with my honourable friend. It is vital that we secure
:17:50. > :17:56.the position of UK citizens in the EU, many of whom are Scots,
:17:57. > :18:00.and it is perfectly legitimate to take forward that issue
:18:01. > :18:03.in conjunction with securing the rights of EU citizens
:18:04. > :18:06.in Scotland and the rest of the UK. I am hopeful that that can be dealt
:18:07. > :18:16.with very early in the negotiations. It is clear that the Government
:18:17. > :18:19.are happy to play political football It shows contempt for 12,000 people
:18:20. > :18:27.working in our health and social care service in Scotland
:18:28. > :18:33.and for 20,000 people working in the food industry,
:18:34. > :18:35.which the Secretary of State has just bragged is the most important
:18:36. > :18:38.part of Scottish industry. When will he stop treating these
:18:39. > :18:41.people this way and give them the guarantee they need to live
:18:42. > :18:48.a happy and secure life in Scotland? I have made it absolutely clear,
:18:49. > :18:53.as has the Prime Minister, how much we value the contribution
:18:54. > :18:56.that EU nationals make in Scotland to both
:18:57. > :19:01.the economy and civic society. We want them to stay,
:19:02. > :19:04.but we also want UK nationals elsewhere in the EU to be able
:19:05. > :19:23.to stay where they are. The Government are committed
:19:24. > :19:25.to getting the best deal for Scotland and the UK
:19:26. > :19:28.in the negotiations with the EU. The Joint Ministerial Committee
:19:29. > :19:30.on EU Negotiations was established to facilitate engagement
:19:31. > :19:32.between the UK Government and devolved Administrations and has
:19:33. > :19:34.had substantive and constructive discussions in monthly
:19:35. > :19:40.meetings since November. At the last meeting of the JMC,
:19:41. > :19:42.the Prime Minister committed to an intensified engagement
:19:43. > :19:45.with the Scottish Government Can he update the House
:19:46. > :19:51.on that process? When I appeared last
:19:52. > :19:55.week before the Scottish Parliament's Culture,
:19:56. > :19:58.Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee,
:19:59. > :20:04.I was able to tell it that in the two weeks since the plenary
:20:05. > :20:07.meeting of the JMC, six substantive meetings had taken place
:20:08. > :20:12.between senior officials so that both Governments could discuss
:20:13. > :20:14.the proposals set out in the document,
:20:15. > :20:16."Scotland's Place in Europe". We regard this as a serious
:20:17. > :20:18.contribution to the debate May I draw my right honourable
:20:19. > :20:32.friend's attention to the fact that the Public Administration
:20:33. > :20:34.and Constitutional Affairs Committee has been taking a great interest
:20:35. > :20:37.in the inter-institutional relationships within the UK,
:20:38. > :20:40.that we produced a report in December on this subject,
:20:41. > :20:43.which I commend to him, and that the main thrust
:20:44. > :20:48.of the recommendations are not about structures and institutions
:20:49. > :20:51.but about natural adversaries sitting down together and developing
:20:52. > :20:53.relationships and bonds Obviously, I very much take my
:20:54. > :21:06.honourable friend's work seriously. Despite what often appears
:21:07. > :21:10.in the media, it is possible for the two Governments to engage
:21:11. > :21:22.in a constructive way. We are already in agreement on many
:21:23. > :21:25.issues in the Scottish It is not just a matter of trying
:21:26. > :21:30.to keep the EU nationals who are currently in our health
:21:31. > :21:33.and social care service. The workforce is the biggest
:21:34. > :21:35.challenge that NHS Scotland faces, so will the Secretary of State
:21:36. > :21:38.support Scotland having the powers to attract EU nationals in future,
:21:39. > :21:40.not just keeping the ones I have said previously from this
:21:41. > :21:56.Dispatch Box that I do not support the devolution of immigration powers
:21:57. > :22:00.to the Scottish Parliament, but I do support arrangements that
:22:01. > :22:09.will ensure that the vital workers needed in depopulating areas,
:22:10. > :22:12.skilled areas and in areas that rely on seasonal workers can
:22:13. > :22:17.come to Scotland. Earlier, the Secretary of State
:22:18. > :22:23.refused to confirm that Scottish fishing and Scottish agriculture
:22:24. > :22:29.would become the responsibility When will his Department present
:22:30. > :22:33.to the Joint Ministerial Committee a list of powers that will be
:22:34. > :22:36.devolved to the Scottish Parliament after Brexit, or will he refuse
:22:37. > :22:38.to do so and simply follow What I want to do and what I have
:22:39. > :22:47.attempted to do is engage in a constructive discussion
:22:48. > :22:51.and dialogue with the Scottish Government and the Scottish
:22:52. > :22:53.Parliament about how we repatriate I do not try to make a serious
:22:54. > :23:02.and wrong political point that this is an attempt to destabilise
:23:03. > :23:05.the Scottish Parliament, because I know that when the process
:23:06. > :23:09.is complete, the Scottish Parliament will have more powers
:23:10. > :23:26.than it does today. Sales from Scotland to the rest
:23:27. > :23:29.of the UK are worth nearly ?50 billion, a figure that has
:23:30. > :23:32.increased by over 70% since 2002 and that is four times greater
:23:33. > :23:35.than the value of exports There is no doubt that
:23:36. > :23:40.the United Kingdom is the vital Does the Secretary of State agree
:23:41. > :23:48.that we must not create barriers or do anything to impede
:23:49. > :23:52.the functioning of the UK domestic market as we leave the EU,
:23:53. > :23:55.given its vital importance I could not agree more
:23:56. > :24:03.with my honourable friend. I find it strange that those
:24:04. > :24:06.who make such a fuss about the EU single market seem
:24:07. > :24:10.to have a complete disregard for a market that is four times
:24:11. > :24:18.as large to Scotland's economy. Given that Scottish whisky
:24:19. > :24:23.is the largest net contributor to the UK's balance of trade
:24:24. > :24:28.and goods, is the Secretary of State encouraged by the fact that
:24:29. > :24:31.if we move from the single market to World Trade Organisation
:24:32. > :24:33.arrangements, Scottish whisky It is important to note
:24:34. > :24:43.that there is a zero tariff As to our future relationship
:24:44. > :24:50.with the EU, my right honourable friend the Prime Minister has made
:24:51. > :24:54.it absolutely clear that we want to negotiate a free trade
:24:55. > :25:00.agreement with the EU, which would be enormously
:25:01. > :25:02.to the benefit of the All this UK single market business
:25:03. > :25:12.is quite interesting, but is the Secretary of State trying
:25:13. > :25:16.to suggest that a Brexitised isolated UK, desperate for friends
:25:17. > :25:19.and any trading partners, would not trade with
:25:20. > :25:26.an independent Scotland? What I am suggesting is that
:25:27. > :25:34.if an independent Scotland were to put up tariffs and barriers
:25:35. > :25:39.with its vital largest trading partner, which provides four times
:25:40. > :25:42.as much economic development as the EU, that would be
:25:43. > :25:49.a disastrous series of events. How is job creation in Scotland
:25:50. > :25:52.affecting the Scottish economy? It is vital that both the UK
:25:53. > :26:00.and the Scottish Governments work together to maximise the number
:26:01. > :26:07.of jobs created, but it is clear that the one thing
:26:08. > :26:10.the Scottish Government could do to help job creation in Scotland
:26:11. > :26:13.most is take the suggestion of a divisive independence
:26:14. > :26:21.referendum off the table. The Secretary of State previously
:26:22. > :26:25.told the Scottish Affairs Committee that he attends Cabinet Brexit
:26:26. > :26:31.meetings based on whether he thinks the agenda items are
:26:32. > :26:33.important to Scotland. Will he tell the House which Brexit
:26:34. > :26:36.policy areas he thinks are important to Scotland and which areas
:26:37. > :26:43.he thinks are not important? I also made it clear to that
:26:44. > :26:48.Committee that it was not appropriate to give a running
:26:49. > :26:51.commentary on the Government's What I am committed to do
:26:52. > :26:56.is delivering the best possible deal for Scotland in these
:26:57. > :27:13.Brexit negotiations. I'm afraid that's all we've got time
:27:14. > :27:21.for at the moment. The next Scottish questions is on 28th of April. By
:27:22. > :27:28.then Article 50 will have been triggered to leave the EU. We will
:27:29. > :27:30.see what impact that has on the Scottish constitutional debate. For
:27:31. > :27:31.know, The idea of having hot running water
:27:32. > :27:34.and inside toilets - I have my own path to follow.
:27:35. > :27:44.Destiny. The very embodiment of the England
:27:45. > :27:47.that must emerge.