SCOTTISH Secretary David Mundell has said he is "disappointed" and hopes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will think again after the Scottish Government rejected devolution proposals in Brexit legislation.

Politicians in Wales said changes had been put forward to the UK Government's EU Withdrawal Bill which would "protect devolution", leaving Scotland alone in its opposition.

SNP Commons leader Pete Wishart accused the Welsh Government of capitulation on the issue.

Speaking at Scotland questions, Mr Mundell said: "I was disappointed that, unlike the Welsh Government, Nicola Sturgeon has been unwilling to agree our proposed amendments to Clause 11 of the Withdrawal Bill.

"As the Welsh Government have said, this is a deal that respects devolution and is a deal that we can work with which has required compromise on both sides.

"I absolutely agree, and I continue to hope the Scottish Government will join us."

He added: "I hope Nicola Sturgeon will think again."

Like their counterparts in Scotland, ministers in Wales had previously insisted the Bill was a "power grab".

Now the UK Government is to make a number of changes, including introducing a "sunset clause" limiting how long devolved powers returning from Brussels will remain in London after Britain leaves the European Union.

But Scottish Brexit Minister Mike Russell said the amendments, due to be published on Wednesday, could still see Holyrood's powers restricted for up to seven years.

Mr Wishart told MPs: "It comes as no surprise to us that Welsh Labour have so easily capitulated to the Tories on this particular issue.

"We will never stop defending the integrity of our parliament and we will never allow the Tories to diminish our parliament's powers.

"We will not allow that to happen. But is it the case that, with these amendments, that if the Scottish Parliament doesn't give its consent in these devolved areas within its responsibilities, the UK Government will simply overrule our democratic parliament again?"

Mr Mundell replied: "I read recently on his blog that the SNP should stop talking nonsense. He needs to take his own advice.

"Our position is still clear. We want to secure the agreement of the Scottish Government to our proposal in relation to Clause 11.

"We've been very clear. (David Lidington) has been clear, our door is open. We hope that we will have direct discussions with the Scottish Government next week and we hope that they will change their position and sign up, as the Welsh Government have, to proposals which protect the devolution settlement."

Mr Mundell said he was "very disappointed" that the Scottish Government did not reach an agreement on the issue, despite sharing the same concerns as the Welsh administration.

He also paid tribute to Mr Russell's "personal effort and commitment" in trying to resolve the deal, adding: "I still hope that his government will join him in reaching that agreement in coming weeks."

Shadow Scottish secretary Lesley Laird said it had been widely reported that Mr Russell was happy with the amendment before being overruled by Ms Sturgeon, and asked if there had been an agreement at any point from the Scottish Government.

Mr Mundell said: "What I can confirm is that there have been extensive negotiations around the proposal, which has ultimately been agreed by the Welsh Government, and the Scottish Government were actively involved in those discussions.

"But I think, to be fair to Mike Russell, he has never led us to believe that there was any other decision-maker in the Scottish Government than Nicola Sturgeon."

Mr Mundell said the Government would table an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill in the Lords on the basis of that agreed with the Welsh Government.

The agreement between the two administrations that accompanies that amendment will also be published, he added.

He resisted calls from Labour to publish the minutes from all meetings and conversations on Clause 11 between the Scottish and UK Governments.

Scottish Tory MP Luke Graham urged Mr Mundell to work with others in the Scottish Parliament and "put the politics of division behind us".

Fellow Conservative MP Ross Thomson added: "The SNP's Brexit minister, Mike Russell, said that he could not envisage a situation in which Scotland would be content and Wales would not be, or vice versa.

"Those words ring hollow today. Does he agree with me that Nicola Sturgeon's belligerence in snubbing an agreement on Clause 11 reminds us that the SNP believe in independence, manufactured grievance and a narrow nationalist which will always come before the good of the country?"