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Proceeding contribution from Ann McKechin (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 14 March 2011. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

My hon. Friend raises a pertinent point and one which even those who have argued for fiscal decentralisation admitted in Committee, including Ben Thomson from Reform Scotland, who had been a firm advocate of that policy. It was stated that all the evidence showed that it is the powers that are available and how they are used, and factors that are not purely fiscal, such as technological progress, investment in human capital and policies on education, that largely determine economic growth. Many of those powers are already with the Scottish Government.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c58-9 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disclosure of information Devolved matters Corporation tax Air passenger duty Borrowing Aggregates levy Legislative process EU law Income tax Excise duties Fuels Landfill tax Domicil Powers Mining Quarrying Public finance Public sector net cash requirement Scotland Social security benefits Scottish Parliament Tax avoidance Taxation Rural areas Revenue and Customs Stamp duty land tax Scottish Government Regional members
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2010-12
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk