Written question asked by John Stevenson (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 December 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 December 2010. It was answered by David Mundell (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 December 2010 on behalf of the Scotland Office.

Scotland Bill

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what assessment he has made of the economic effects of the provisions of Part 3 of the Scotland Bill on (a) Cumbria and (b) other areas of (i) England and (ii) Scotland close to the border between Scotland and England.

Answer: The Scotland Bill delivers the Government's coalition commitment to implement the recommendations in the Final Report of the Commission on Scottish Devolution. An impact assessment was published at introduction of the Scotland Bill for the taxation provisions within the Bill. The impact assessment identifies that there are cross-border implications for employees and employers on either side of the English-Scottish border. A copy of the impact assessment is available in the Library of the House.The impact assessment does not address non-taxation matters within the Bill as the Scotland Bill provides for the transfers of powers between the UK and Scottish Parliaments and Governments, but does not provide for the alteration of policy effect.

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