expressing her concerns and asking for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns for a meeting, and took place, and her concerns were expressed. regarding the hrc, they are willing to support and work with the scottish to support and work with the scottish government if they can. however. scottish government if they can. however, they make it clear their ongoing however, they make it clear their ongoing concerns are still on the record. ongoing concerns are still on the record. and ongoing concerns are still on the record, and that s where that rests. that addresses all the points he raised that addresses all the points he raised. but if any are not addressed, i am sure there is a chamber addressed, i am sure there is a chamber will ask those questions. douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought douglas ross. he outlined how the uk government has sought to government has sought to constr
Was a very expensive project? it was a very expensive project? it was, absolutely. the prime minister at the time can make many sound bites but he has got to follow through and they have not done that. 100 million is a drop in the ocean for this sector. it has gone through the biggest transformation in decades and it needs a board and if it doesn t get the support we will not have an automotive industry in the uk. with the rich history we have had in this sector, that would be a sad indictment of the government. be a sad indictment of the government. be a sad indictment of the rovernment. . . government. the uk it needs this kind of company, government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn t - government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn t it, i government. the uk it needs this kind of company, doesn t it, to i government. the uk it needs this i kind of company, doesn t it, to push through the green revolution and to push through new technologies in the car industr
Government are going to have to come up government are going to have to come up with good reasons as to why they think it will adverse the equalities legislation with hard evidence and reasons why that is the case, this was raised relatively late in the process of the law making facilities that the scottish parliament have, this possibility, so the uk government will be on the back foot because the scottish government will raise the action and i would think the scottish government have got a strong case to argue it is beyond the powers of the uk government in terms of modification and i m not sure there s enough evidence that this law will modify the equalities legislation in the uk and equally i will be interested to see the reasons the uk give as to why they think it will have an adverse affect on that legislation. so i think the scottish government have a good case but there is a long way to go before it gets to the court. taste but there is a long way to go before it gets to the co
Essentially argue that the uk government do not have the power to do what they have done and that they don t have any reasonable justification to do what they have justification to do what they have just done, to say there is no evidence and no good reasons why they have blocked this legislation. the uk government will counter by saying they have evidence about why they think it will affect the situation and they believe it will affect the equality situation which operates across the whole of the case of the uk government will have to say why and give the reasons why they think the proposed change to gender recognition reform will alter the equalities legislation in an adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, and adverse way, that is important. that is the crux of it, and the crux of the legal battle, when it takes place, but what is your view? who do you thi
Court, the road they were out of the power of the scottish parliament they ruled. but now it is the uk government that has decided that this is affects the powers in the uk and they have blocked it. never been used in the 25 years of devolution in the uk before and this is a mighty clash as you said. the scottish secretary mighty clash as you said. the scottish secretary was in the house of commons saying that the government has not picked this fight and it has this power to block a bill on the scottish parliament and it has reluctantly used it, but is it has reluctantly used it, but is it going to come to a battle in the courts? . it going to come to a battle in the courts? , ~ ., ., , ., courts? yes. although that is not what the section courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, like - courts? yes. although that is not what the section says, like the i what the section says, like the other ones, when it