Rejected petition The consent of the Scottish parliament is needed to leave the EU

Under the terms of devolution, the UK parliament would require the consent of the Scottish parliament to take the UK out of the EU

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House of Lords EU Committee 11th Report of Session 2015-16 'The process of withdrawing from the EU' Para 70

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Date submitted 1 July 2016
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