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Supreme Court Ruling

  • Submitted by: Emma Harper, South Scotland, Scottish National Party.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2019
  • Motion reference: S5M-19046

That the Parliament wholeheartedly and unanimously welcomes the judgement of the highest court in the UK, the Supreme Court, that the decision taken by the UK Government to prorogue the UK Parliament is unlawful and frustrates the ability of the UK Parliament to carry out its constitutional role in scrutinising and voting on decisions taken by the UK Government; agrees with the statement by the Supreme Court President, Lady Hale, that, in relation to the prorogation decision, “The effect on the fundamentals of our democracy was extreme”; notes the statement by the Speaker of the House of Commons that the UK Parliament must convene without delay; reaffirms the importance of the rule of law in the UK, and welcomes what it sees as the restoration of parliamentary sovereignty and democracy by the Supreme Court, which it considers will allow MPs from across the UK to make the voices of their constituents heard, and to hold the UK Government to account.


Supported by: Clare Adamson, Bob Doris, John Finnie, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Bill Kidd, Richard Lyle, Angus MacDonald, Fulton MacGregor, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Mark McDonald, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Gail Ross, David Torrance, Sandra White