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Proceeding contribution from Lord Forsyth of Drumlean (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 10 January 2012. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Scotland: Constitutional Future Statement.


Scotland: Constitutional Future Statement

My Lords, I congratulate the Prime Minister and my noble friend on this initiative. Could he help me with something that is causing me some bewilderment? The SNP manifesto, on which it got 45 per cent of the vote, says: "““We will give Scots the opportunity to decide our nation's future in an independence referendum””." In that case, why is this initiative by the Government so unpopular with the Scottish nationalists?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c66-7 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Devolution Legislative competence Powers Public consultation Referendums Scotland Sovereignty Scottish Parliament Self-determination of states Scottish Government
Legislation
Scotland Act 1998
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk