Of course, when the governor was asked about his contingency plans he said that it would not be helpful to spell out what those plans were. That is because he is a responsible governor of the Bank of England. Willie Rennie should accept that, in shooting down the fears, Mark Carney has done a very effective job of stopping the instability that Willie Rennie and his colleagues were so interested in creating.

The governor said:

“In terms of the financial stability questions - whatever happens in the vote, the Bank of England will continue to be the authority for financial stability for some period of time”.

He was making the obvious point that the bank will discharge its responsibilities.

Let us enjoy the next five weeks of the campaign in which we will all take part vigorously. However, there is a responsibility to explain the campaign to the people of Scotland. Everyone in this chamber should be acting in Scotland’s best interest. That is what this Government will do. I really wish and hope that the unionist parties could bring themselves to believe that this prosperous, independent nation is well capable of independence. We agreed that unanimously in the chamber last week; let it be reflected in the campaign rhetoric.