Proceeding contribution from Lord Neill of Bladen (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 21 March 2012. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.
Scotland Bill
Someone said that the question, or part of the question, might be, ““Do you consider the referendum to be legal?””. That would be a fatal question to put. It is an extraordinarily difficult legal question, and there is no reason why the ordinary voter should have a view that is entitled to any weight on that. However, he will certainly be asked whether he wants to have one country or two, in the language there is for that. To ask, ““Do you think it would be legal?””, would be a mistake.
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- 736 c972
- Session
- 2010-12
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Devolved matters Accountability Devolution Aggregates levy Block grant Electoral Commission Legislative competence Excise duties Legislation Powers Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Public finance Scotland Tax allowances Scottish Parliament Taxation Tax rates and bands Shetland Orkney Rockall Scottish Government Legislative consent motions
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- Scotland Bill 2010-12
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