Member

What happens if the Scottish Bill becomes law but our own Bill in the UK Parliament does not pass in respect of the same matter? I understand that one of the ideas behind this present formulation between Section 30 and Section 104 is that the Secretary of State might impose regulations that ensure that the Scottish legislation is essentially the same as the legislation for England and Wales—uniformity in respect of regulation and of medicines. That leaves me rather puzzled as to why we do not just extend the present legislation from England and Wales to Scotland, if that is the outcome sought.