Act of Union

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 18 October 2005.

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Photo of Mark Lazarowicz Mark Lazarowicz Labour, Edinburgh North and Leith 2:30, 18 October 2005

I am glad to hear that, because the Act of Union with England and its counterpart marked not just the establishment of one Parliament, but the foundation of Great Britain. Although some Members may have different assessments of the success of that Union and of its future, surely no one would dispute its historical significance. It would be bizarre if we did not mark that and consider the historical significance and future of that Union in the same way that other states mark dates of such significance in their history. Will my hon. Friend consider how we can extensively recognise the successes and achievements of those 300 years and the challenges that face us in the future?