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Proceeding contribution from Lord Sarwar (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 27 January 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

The hon. Gentleman has criticised the Calman process, which involved three parties working together. We rarely agree on much, but we did agree on Scotland's future. The SNP, however, had the ““national conversation””, which cost almost £1 million, asked only seven questions, received a grand total of 222 responses, and has not resulted in a single new power for Scotland. It was nothing more than a vanity project for the SNP. It was not a national conversation, but a national waste of money.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
522 c479 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Accountability Administration of justice Devolution Capital investment Borrowing Aggregates levy Crown Estate Health services Elections Expenditure Income tax Landfill tax Powers Public finance Scotland Scottish Parliament Taxation Taxpayers Stamp duty land tax Operating costs Reserves Scottish Devolution Commission
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2010-12
Link
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