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Bill Presented: Devolution (Scotland Referendum) (14 Oct 2014)

Robert Syms: ..., which is why we ended up with a referendum. Although I am opposed to devolution, I think that if Scotland is to stay in the United Kingdom, we must consider more fiscal independence and more tax-raising powers, because then its people will be taking more responsibility, and indeed more blame, for what goes on in Edinburgh. That is the only way to avoid a long running sore of a debate...

Bill Presented: Devolution (Scotland Referendum) (14 Oct 2014)

Graham Allen: ...—not just in relation to us as English MPs, but as people who run local authorities, which should be vested with much more authority than they currently are. We need to be very careful to avoid such arrogance. There is lots of stuff that people can use to make this work. The Leader of the Opposition said that he did not want to do anything on the back of a fag packet, so I have brought a...

Bill Presented: Devolution (Scotland Referendum) (14 Oct 2014)

Gordon Brown: ...and that was quite enough. It has long been said that the British constitution does not work in theory but works in practice. Make the change proposed by the Conservative party—to devolve income tax to the Scottish Parliament in full and then deprive Scottish MPs of the right to vote on the Budget—and the constitution will not work in practice either. Nations can collapse by accident,...


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