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Statement on Supreme Court

The Advocate General for Scotland has today lodged papers with the Supreme Court in relation to the Lord Advocate's referral of the Scottish 바카라 사이트's draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill.

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC
• Published: 12 July 2022

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A UK 바카라 사이트 spokesperson said:

바카라 사이트淲e have been clear that now is not the time to be discussing another independence referendum, when people across Scotland want both their governments to be working together on the issues that matter to them and their families.

바카라 사이트淗owever, following the Lord Advocate바카라 사이트檚 referral of the Scottish 바카라 사이트바카라 사이트檚 draft Scottish Independence Referendum Bill, the UK 바카라 사이트 has today lodged its initial response with the Supreme Court.

바카라 사이트淭he papers confirm that the Advocate General for Scotland will become a formal party to the case, and ask the Court to consider whether it should accept the Lord Advocate바카라 사이트檚 referral.바카라 사이트�

Published 12 July 2022