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Scotland and the Union

I will not give way again as I want to try to make some progress. When Labour Members move away from the negativity and try to be positive, it does not get much better for them because they insist on talking about what they call the Union dividend, which is the added value that the House is supposed to give the people of Scotland. Let us consider the big reserved issues that the House is still responsible for in Scotland—foreign affairs, defence, pensions and the macro-economic management of Scotland. Let us start with foreign affairs. The defining issue for the House in Scotland in relation to foreign affairs is the Iraq war, which was overwhelmingly opposed in Scotland—not just by the vast majority of people, but probably by everyone. That is part of the Union dividend provided by the House.