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Business of the House

Yesterday, a petition bearing more than 155,000 names was handed in at No. 10 Downing street as part of the continuing campaign to save Scotland’s historic regiments. As a Scottish Member, the Deputy Leader of the House will know of the strength of feeling about this issue, and the real anxieties about recruitment. He will also know that the golden threads that were promised for the new regiment look particularly threadbare when we learn that the Black Watch cannot wear the famous and iconic red hackle at all times. May we have a debate in Government time, even at this late stage, to stop this amalgamation madness?