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Proceeding contribution from Bob Stewart (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 26 April 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

Forgive me, Mr Deputy Speaker. I was in total shock. I fell over. I speak as someone who sounds like a Sassenach, but my Scottish father joined the Royal Air Force and was thereafter posted all over the world. Many members of my family still live in Scotland. My Aunt Eileen lives in Largs and my cousin teaches Gaelic in the Outer Hebrides. I say that to demonstrate that what happens in Scotland matters to a great number of us in the House. Many of my colleagues, such as my hon. and very good Friend the Member for Epping Forest (Mrs Laing), have Scottish ancestry going back—

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c1138 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Appeals Corporation tax Crown lands and estates Devolution Antarctic Borrowing Block grant Health services Elections EU law Income tax Legislative competence Excise duties Insolvency Health professions Legislation Landfill tax Powers Lord Advocate Public finance Scotland Regulation Scottish Parliament Taxation Speed limits Tax rates and bands Supreme Court Scottish Executive Stamp duty land tax Advocate General for Scotland High Court Scottish Government Legislative consent motions
Link
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