A Westminster committee is postponing a decision on whether to launch an inquiry into Peter Murrell, with MPs saying they are awaiting developments from Scotland’s devolved parliament. Multiple outlets report that the Scottish affairs committee agrees Holyrood is the most appropriate place for any inquiry, but formal action at Westminster is not taken until after a vote in Holyrood. The reports say a Holyrood vote is scheduled for Wednesday regarding whether an inquiry should be launched. Until that vote concludes, committee members defer their own decision on how to proceed. The overall position described across the coverage is that the matter will be handled through the Scottish parliamentary process first, rather than Westminster moving immediately. No outlet in the provided material indicates that the committee has ruled out involvement later; instead, it is framed as a sequencing decision tied to the outcome of the Holyrood vote.
Westminster committee delays decision on launching inquiry into Peter Murrell
A Westminster committee is postponing a decision on whether to launch an inquiry into Peter Murrell, with MPs saying they are awaiting developments from Scotland’s devolved parliament. Multiple outlet...
- A Westminster committee is delaying a decision on launching an inquiry involving Peter Murrell.
- The committee is waiting for the outcome of a vote in Holyrood.
- The Scottish affairs committee says Holyrood is the most appropriate place for an inquiry.
- A Holyrood vote is scheduled for Wednesday on whether to launch an inquiry.
- Westminster action is deferred pending that Scottish parliamentary decision.
A vote will be held in Holyrood on Wednesday on a potential inquiry.
2 months agoThe Scottish affairs committee agrees that Holyrood is the ‘most appropriate place for an inquiry’,
2 months agoMPs are waiting on the outcome of a Holyrood vote before they make a decision.
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