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Scotland and the Union

I congratulate the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire, North (Jim Sheridan) on securing such an important debate on such an inauspicious day. I was almost detained in getting here today, trying as I was to get through the cheering, flag-waving crowds. Everybody is out celebrating the coming together of our two great nations. More importantly, the hon. Gentleman secured this debate in what is likely to be one of the most dramatic and significant weeks in Scottish politics. You have probably not been to Scotland much in the past few weeks, Mr. Cummings, but one can sense the feeling there that change is coming. Scotland is about to move forward with hope, aspiration and ambition.