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Jamie Hepburn: We are being asked to agree to conduct an inquiry, presumably by the convening of a parliamentary committee comprised of…

On the recordJune 11, 2026
We are being asked to agree to conduct an inquiry, presumably by the convening of a parliamentary committee comprised of elected representatives of competing political parties to scrutinise the internal financial operations of one of those competing political parties.
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Jamie Hepburn
Scottish National Party

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Minister for Parliamentary Business responding to inquiry proposal.

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