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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Here's what MSPs would have asked Alister Jack if he hadn't snubbed two committees

THE Holyrood committee snubbed by Alister Jack after his use of a Section 35 order have now put their crucial questions to the Scottish Secretary via letter - but what did they ask?

The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice committee invited Jack to attend last week after he blocked Scotland’s gender reforms from becoming law.

He insisted Kemi Badenoch, UK women’s and equalities minister, was the relevant person to give evidence, but she also refused to attend. A second bid by the Constitution committee to get Jack to face MSPs failed after he again refused to address their questions.

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