Scotland’s Constitutional Future

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Health – in the House of Commons at 5:09 pm on 10 January 2012.

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Photo of Michael Moore Michael Moore The Secretary of State for Scotland 5:09, 10 January 2012

May I, with all due deference to the hon. Gentleman, say that I would not, for very obvious reasons, draw a comparison necessarily between the experience in Northern Ireland and the really sensitive challenges that Northern Ireland has faced over a very long period and the experience in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom. Where I would agree with the hon. Gentleman is that uncertainty is bad for business; it is bad for Scots and others in the UK planning their lives and their future. I want to get that uncertainty resolved and get on with the actual referendum, during which I am confident Scotland will vote to continue to be part of the United Kingdom.