To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has received a formal request for a section 30 order for a referendum on Scottish independence from the First Minister of Scotland.
Answered on
25 October 2021
The UK Government’s focus is on responding to and recovering from the challenges the Covid pandemic has created. We are committed to continuing to work with the Scottish Government and other devolved administrations on this mission. Engaging in constitutional debates would only distract and delay this.
The Prime Minister wrote to the First Minister of Scotland in January 2020 to confirm he cannot agree to any request for a transfer of power that would lead to further independence referendums.
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Scotland Office