Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (SNP) [V]:...This week, there has
been a three-pronged attack on devolution. An announcement on state
aid made it clear that Westminster will overrule Holyrood when it
comes to providing support for our businesses to recover from this
crisis, and it was followed by a statement on the so-called shared
prosperity fund which made it clear that the Scottish Government
will have no control over whatever funding replaces EU structural
funds. The biggest assault will...Request free trial
(Edinburgh East) (SNP) [V]:...This week, there has
been a three-pronged attack on devolution. An announcement on state
aid made it clear that Westminster will overrule Holyrood when it
comes to providing support for our businesses to recover from this
crisis, and it was followed by a statement on the so-called
shared prosperity fund which
made it clear that the Scottish Government will have no control
over whatever funding replaces EU structural funds. The biggest
assault will be announced here shortly: a Government press release
tells us that the UK will seek to override and set aside decisions
by the Scottish Parliament if they feel those decisions affect UK
trade. Were this already in force, it could have overturned
decisions on free university tuition, smoking bans or minimum
alcohol pricing...
