Welcome to Special Report on the the Scottish EU Continuity Bill.
Our special report on the passing of the EU Continuity bill in the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday is available from 9:00 PM on 25th March 2018
On Wednesday the Scottish Parliament considered the 3rd Stage reading of the Scottish EU Continuity Bill, which is intended to come into effect if the Scottish Government is unable to reach an agreement with the UK Government on the transfer of powers after Brexit and if the Scottish Government believes passing a Legislative Consent Motion on the Brexit Deal would not be in teh best interests of Scotland.
Richard Walker went to Holyrood on Wednesday to interview MSPs and to talk in particular to Mike Russell MSP. the Scottish Government Minister for UK Negotiations on Scotland’s Place in Europe. We also interviewed Joan McAlpine MSP, convener of the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee, Mark Ruskell MSP, the Scottish Green Party Spokesperson for: Climate, Energy, Environment; Food & Farming and Neil Findlay MSP, Scottish Labour Party Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Brexit, Campaigns and Party Engagement.
Michael Russell MSP – SNP – Argyll and Bute
Joan McAlpine MSP – SNP – South Scotland
Neil Findlay MSP – Labour – Lothian
Mark Ruskell MSP – Green – Mid Scotland and Fife
We did ask to interview someone from the Scottish Conservative, but we were not offered a spokesperson.