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Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

Prime Minister's Questions - 30 November 2022

Official Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) Podcast

UK Parliament

Government

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🗓️ 30 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, took questions from MPs in the House of Commons on 30 November 2022. Want to find out more about what's happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow @HouseofCommons on Twitter, and @UKHouseofCommons on Facebook and Instagram for more.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We now start with questions as Prime Minister.

0:02.0

Jopjeffat.

0:03.0

Mr. Speaker.

0:04.0

Prime Minister

0:06.0

Yes.

0:07.0

Mr Speaker, I'm sure colleagues from around the House will want to join me in congratulating England on last night.

0:14.0

Yes!

0:16.0

Commending Wales for inspiring millions.

0:20.0

And also wishing everyone a happy St Andrew's Day.

0:23.6

Mr Speaker, this morning I had meetings with ministerial calls.

0:27.6

In addition to my duties in this House, I shall have further such meetings later today.

0:32.6

Tommy Shepherd.

0:34.6

In 2014, his predecessor, David Cameron, signed up to the Smith Commission,

0:40.7

which promised, amongst other things, that nothing in its report would prevent Scotland

0:45.2

becoming an independent country should the people of Scotland so choose.

0:49.7

Can I ask the Prime Minister, does he share that view? And if he does, and in light of last

0:54.7

week's Supreme Court judgment, will he bring forward legislation to allow that choice

0:59.8

to be exercised?

1:00.7

Mr. Mr. Speaker, we did have that conversation not so many years ago. It was described

1:08.7

as a once-in-a-generation referendum. We discussed this last week. I think what the people of Scotland want is for us to be working

1:16.1

constructively together to focus on their priorities. That's indeed what we're doing in his

1:22.3

own area, investing hundreds of millions of pounds in a growth deal and ensuring that with

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