SNP MP Marion Fellows argued it was a ‘Westminster problem’ which must be sorted out in the UK Parliament.
The UK Government has resisted attempts to include Scotland in the proposed law to exonerate subpostmasters caught up in the Horizon IT scandal.
Some MPs also noted the Lord Advocate – the country’s top law officer – previously said she did not favour blanket exoneration for impacted subpostmasters in Scotland. “Ask for a legislative consent motion and you’ll get it, the Scottish Parliament will put a Bill through to exonerate these postmasters but they cannot do it, they cannot mirror exactly what is done in this place until this Bill goes through all of its stages.”
“We feel this is more appropriate for the Scottish Government to bring forward proposals to address prosecutions on this matter in Scotland and for those to be scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament.”The exchanges came during a rowdy Commons session as the SNP benches clashed with the Government and opposition parties.
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