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Devolution (68)
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Scotland Bill. Queen's consent signified. Lords third reading debate agreec to on question. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
Scotland Bill. Queen's consent signified. Lords third reading debate agreec to on question. Bill passed and returned to the Commons with amendments.
Lead member
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Answering member
Lord Browne of Ladyton
Department
Scotland Office
Type
Debates on bills
Legislative stage
Third reading
Procedure
Queen's consent
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2010-12
Subjects
Criminal proceedings; Devolved matters; Appeals; Corporation tax; Devolution; Caravans; EU law; Income tax; Legislative competence; Excise duties; Legislation; Large goods vehicles; Motor vehicles; Referendums; Scotland; Scottish Parliament; Taxation; Speed limits; Tax rates and bands; Supreme Court; Scottish Executive; High Court; Scottish Government; Legislative consent motions
Date
24 April 2012
Reference
736 c1684-714
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Advocate General on devolution arrangements.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent discussions he has had with the Advocate General on devolution arrangements.
Asked by
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 April 2008
For answer on
23 April 2008
Answered on
25 April 2008
I meet regularly with the Advocate-General to discuss a broad range of issues.
Subjects
Devolution; Scotland
Date
25 April 2008
Reference
474 c2300W; 201220
House
House of Commons
I meet regularly with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor to discuss a wide range of issues. The hon. Gentleman will, however, wish to note that the remit of the commission is clear: it will put forward recommendations to improve financial accountability to the Scottish Parliament.
I meet regularly with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor to discuss a wide range of issues. The hon. Gentleman will, however, wish to note that the remit of the commission is clear: it will put forward recommendations to improve financial accountability to the Scottish Parliament.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Robert Goodwill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Whether he plans to discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the remit of the Scottish constitutional commission on the fiscal powers of the Scottish Parliament.
Subjects
Devolution; Public expenditure; Scotland; Taxation; Scottish Constitutional Commission
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1300
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We have no plans to review the Barnett formula; indeed, I do not think that any party in this House has any plans to review it. My right hon. Friend is right to desire transparency, and I pay tribute to him for the good work that he has consistently done for disabled people, particularly in securing additional funds from my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer for families with disabled children. The people of Scotland are entitled to know what additional resources will be made available to those families as a result of that extra money. The failure of the Scottish Executive to answer my right hon. Friend's simple questions on these matters will be noted by the people of Scotland, particularly by those families.
We have no plans to review the Barnett formula; indeed, I do not think that any party in this House has any plans to review it. My right hon. Friend is right to desire transparency, and I pay tribute to him for the good work that he has consistently done for disabled people, particularly in securing additional funds from my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer for families with disabled children. The people of Scotland are entitled to know what additional resources will be made available to those families as a result of that extra money. The failure of the Scottish Executive to answer my right hon. Friend's simple questions on these matters will be noted by the people of Scotland, particularly by those families.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Tom Clarke
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
In view of the somewhat imperious decision of the First Minister not to meet me on the issue of the £34 million allocated to disabled children and their families, does my right hon. Friend agree that the Barnett formula is an important issue for discussion, because transparency is clearly of the essence?
Subjects
Devolution; Public expenditure; Scotland; Taxation; Scottish Constitutional Commission
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1301
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
We in government accept our responsibility —our primary responsibility—to ensure the safety and security of this nation, and the strategic deterrent is an important part of securing that. It is our responsibility as the UK Government, and we will not allow anything to interfere with the defence of the United Kingdom.
We in government accept our responsibility —our primary responsibility—to ensure the safety and security of this nation, and the strategic deterrent is an important part of securing that. It is our responsibility as the UK Government, and we will not allow anything to interfere with the defence of the United Kingdom.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Robert Goodwill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
The Scottish Executive of course already have the power to introduce road tolls. Does the Secretary of State share my concerns at the threats that have been made to introduce them in a disproportionate way that would threaten the operation of the Faslane nuclear base?
Subjects
Devolution; Public expenditure; Scotland; Taxation; Scottish Constitutional Commission
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1301
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is nothing of the sort. The purpose of the exercise is exactly as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer described it: to inform the debate. The hon. Gentleman may know exactly what the Barnett formula is, but the ill-informed debate that constantly rages around the place suggests that many people could do with a refresher course on what it actually is and does.
It is nothing of the sort. The purpose of the exercise is exactly as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer described it: to inform the debate. The hon. Gentleman may know exactly what the Barnett formula is, but the ill-informed debate that constantly rages around the place suggests that many people could do with a refresher course on what it actually is and does.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
David Mundell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Has the Secretary of State discussed with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the exact purpose of his factual paper on the Barnett formula? Given that the formula has been in operation for 30 years, that its details are well known and that the Treasury has not even consulted Lord Barnett about the preparation of the paper, is not the real purpose of the exercise not, as the Prime Minister claims, simply to inform the work of the Scottish constitutional commission, but to serve as the beginning of the review of the Barnett formula for which the Secretary of State for Justice and Labour Back Benchers have been lobbying?
Subjects
Devolution; Public expenditure; Scotland; Taxation; Scottish Constitutional Commission
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1301
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the First Minister on the co-ordination of international development work by the Scottish Executive and the Department for International Development.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what discussions he has had with the First Minister on the co-ordination of international development work by the Scottish Executive and the Department for International Development.
Asked by
James Duddridge
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 April 2008
For answer on
23 April 2008
Answered on
23 April 2008
No such discussion have taken place. Department for International Development officials maintain contact with their Scottish Executive counterparts, to ensure international development policies remain complimentary to the UK Government's overall objectives.We are aware that the Scottish Executive has recently consulted on the focus of their policies in this area, and we will consider the future outcome of this exercise.
Subjects
Devolution; Development aid; Scotland
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c2042-3W;474 c2043W; 199800
House
House of Commons
Whether he plans to discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the remit of the Scottish constitutional commission on the fiscal powers of the Scottish Parliament.
Whether he plans to discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the remit of the Scottish constitutional commission on the fiscal powers of the Scottish Parliament.
Asked by
Robert Goodwill
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 April 2008
For answer on
23 April 2008
Answered on
23 April 2008
I meet regularly with my right hon. Friend the Chancellor to discuss a wide range of issues. The hon. Gentleman will, however, wish to note that the remit of the commission is clear: it will put forward recommendations to improve financial accountability to the Scottish Parliament.
Subjects
Devolution; Public expenditure; Scotland; Taxation; Scottish Constitutional Commission
Date
23 April 2008
Reference
474 c1300; 199795
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made clear, the time has come to assess how we can strengthen devolution. The cross-border, cross-party Scottish parliamentary review is the right place for that assessment to be made and I am not in a position to prejudge its outcome.
As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made clear, the time has come to assess how we can strengthen devolution. The cross-border, cross-party Scottish parliamentary review is the right place for that assessment to be made and I am not in a position to prejudge its outcome.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent assessment he has made of powers and functions which might be transferred between the UK Parliament and the Scottish Parliament.
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1731;472 c1729
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I have discussions with the First Minister on a range of issues and I look forward to further constructive discussions in the interests of the people of Scotland in the future.
I have discussions with the First Minister on a range of issues and I look forward to further constructive discussions in the interests of the people of Scotland in the future.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the devolution settlement.
Subjects
Devolution; Scotland
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1737;472 c1735
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent meetings he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the progress of devolution.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what recent meetings he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the progress of devolution.
Asked by
Albert Owen
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2008
For answer on
5 March 2008
Answered on
5 March 2008
I meet regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss a wide range of issues. Both the Secretary of State for Wales and I are members of the Cabinet’s Constitution committee which is chaired by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice. The committee considers a wide range of constitutional matters.
Subjects
Devolution; Scotland
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
190407; 472 c2494W
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman sometimes gets slightly over-excited in these circumstances. We saw there a fine example of the Scottish National party’s attitude to Scotland. His question was not, ““another day, another grievance””, but ““another day, another three grievances””. As I recollect—I was not party to any of the discussions—in the aftermath of the Scottish Parliament elections, discussions took place between all sorts of people about the formation of a Government in Scotland. I am absolutely certain that the man who is currently the First Minister in Scotland took part in such discussions. If the hon. Gentleman wants to reveal which discussions took place with various other parties, I would be delighted to hear about them.
As far as the powers of the Scottish Parliament are concerned, as the hon. Gentleman well knows, the settlement for that Parliament includes a degree of flexibility that has, over the years, allowed powers to be transferred to the Scottish Parliament and, on occasions, from it. The test that we will apply as to which powers go and which powers come will be what is in the best interest of the people of Scotland and the Union. If he wants to join me in those discussions, he is welcome to do so.
The hon. Gentleman sometimes gets slightly over-excited in these circumstances. We saw there a fine example of the Scottish National party’s attitude to Scotland. His question was not, ““another day, another grievance””, but ““another day, another three grievances””. As I recollect—I was not party to any of the discussions—in the aftermath of the Scottish Parliament elections, discussions took place between all sorts of people about the formation of a Government in Scotland. I am absolutely certain that the man who is currently the First Minister in Scotland took part in such discussions. If the hon. Gentleman wants to reveal which discussions took place with various other parties, I would be delighted to hear about them.
As far as the powers of the Scottish Parliament are concerned, as the hon. Gentleman well knows, the settlement for that Parliament includes a degree of flexibility that has, over the years, allowed powers to be transferred to the Scottish Parliament and, on occasions, from it. The test that we will apply as to which powers go and which powers come will be what is in the best interest of the people of Scotland and the Union. If he wants to join me in those discussions, he is welcome to do so.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Angus Robertson
(Scottish National Party)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Last August, the First Minister called for the reconvening of the Joint Ministerial Committees, and we have heard today that that will happen, which my colleagues and I welcome. We also learned today that when Scottish voters last year were deciding in favour of change, there was an embarrassing secret meeting between the Prime Minister and the leader of the Liberal Democrats to stop that change. Still going against public opinion, the Prime Minister says that he wants to take away democratic powers that the Scottish Parliament holds as part of the devolution settlement. Which powers would those be?
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1731-2;472 c1729-30
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
My hon. Friend has raised a point that he has been raising consistently for some time. He is to be commended for his consistent championing of that agenda, but it is a matter for the House rather than the Executive. However, he has made a good point. Those issues are alive, and they ought to be discussed in this Parliament and in the Scottish Parliament. The democratic deficit in Scotland is that, allegedly, a conversation is going on, although it is a pretty muted one, instigated by the Scottish Executive and paid for with public money, but without the authority of the Scottish Parliament. The democratic deficit in Scotland is that the SNP has been unwilling—dare I say it, afraid—to bring the national conversation to the Scottish Parliament to get it endorsed.
My hon. Friend has raised a point that he has been raising consistently for some time. He is to be commended for his consistent championing of that agenda, but it is a matter for the House rather than the Executive. However, he has made a good point. Those issues are alive, and they ought to be discussed in this Parliament and in the Scottish Parliament. The democratic deficit in Scotland is that, allegedly, a conversation is going on, although it is a pretty muted one, instigated by the Scottish Executive and paid for with public money, but without the authority of the Scottish Parliament. The democratic deficit in Scotland is that the SNP has been unwilling—dare I say it, afraid—to bring the national conversation to the Scottish Parliament to get it endorsed.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Jim Hood
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Does my right hon. Friend agree that if we are going to discuss the powers of Westminster and the Scottish Parliament, one of the best places to do so is not in the media or commissions, but on the Floor of this House or within parliamentary structures? Would it not be a good idea, as I have suggested to my right hon. Friend in the past, for the Grand Committee to discuss all matters concerning Scotland—[Interruption.] My right hon. Friend will note that the Liberals and the SNP do not want to discuss Westminster issues in Scotland in this Parliament. I hope that my right hon. Friend agrees with me.
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1732;472 c1730
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his recognition of my contribution. For my part, I reciprocate that and look forward to building the same sort of relationship with his successor. Our discussions have been constructive, because all the people at the heart of those discussions have the best interests of the Scottish people at heart and reflect the overwhelming view of the Scottish people that devolution must be made to work. Currently, we see a significant reduction in support for independence in Scotland, but that is no wonder, given that we have an Executive running Scotland who are more interested in powers that they do not have than in using those that they do for the people of Scotland. As for the point that the hon. Gentleman has made, I well understand his party’s position, but the reality is that the transfer of powers under the 1998 Act has been a two-way street, and we should not deny it.
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his recognition of my contribution. For my part, I reciprocate that and look forward to building the same sort of relationship with his successor. Our discussions have been constructive, because all the people at the heart of those discussions have the best interests of the Scottish people at heart and reflect the overwhelming view of the Scottish people that devolution must be made to work. Currently, we see a significant reduction in support for independence in Scotland, but that is no wonder, given that we have an Executive running Scotland who are more interested in powers that they do not have than in using those that they do for the people of Scotland. As for the point that the hon. Gentleman has made, I well understand his party’s position, but the reality is that the transfer of powers under the 1998 Act has been a two-way street, and we should not deny it.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Alistair Carmichael
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
I thank the Secretary of State for his input so far into discussions leading to the setting up of the Scottish Constitutional Commission. He has always been very positive and engaged. However, he will need to explain to the Prime Minister that there is no appetite in Scotland for the transfer of powers between here and Edinburgh to be a two-way street. Unless that can be explained to the Prime Minister, the prospects for the commission’s success will be diminished.
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1732-3;472 c1730-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is as tenable for the Government to be in that position as it is for the Conservative party, and that is exactly the position that the Conservative party is in.
It is as tenable for the Government to be in that position as it is for the Conservative party, and that is exactly the position that the Conservative party is in.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
David Mundell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Perhaps the Secretary of State will explain to the House how it is tenable for Labour to agree to review the financial powers of the Scottish Parliament on the one hand, as he and the Prime Minister have done, but on the other hand to declare the Barnett formula to be sacrosanct.
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1733;472 c1731
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman knows what I have said at the Dispatch Box, but I cannot speak for everybody who sits on the Government Benches, any more than he can speak for everybody who sits on the Conservative Benches behind him. If he wants to know what each person believes, he should ask them. To describe the Secretary of State for Justice, who has responsibility for devolution in departmental terms, as a shadowy figure is a distortion of the truth. The fact of the matter is that no review of the Barnett formula is planned, and I understand from the Leader of the Opposition’s comments yesterday that he does not plan one, either.
The hon. Gentleman knows what I have said at the Dispatch Box, but I cannot speak for everybody who sits on the Government Benches, any more than he can speak for everybody who sits on the Conservative Benches behind him. If he wants to know what each person believes, he should ask them. To describe the Secretary of State for Justice, who has responsibility for devolution in departmental terms, as a shadowy figure is a distortion of the truth. The fact of the matter is that no review of the Barnett formula is planned, and I understand from the Leader of the Opposition’s comments yesterday that he does not plan one, either.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
David Mundell
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
I have heard what the Secretary of State has said about reviewing the Barnett formula, but is he really telling the House that no one on the Government Benches believes that such a review should take place? Specifically, will he confirm the position of the Justice Secretary on the Barnett formula, as he appears to be playing an increasingly shadowy role in Scottish devolution?
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1733;472 c1731
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It is interesting that the current Scottish Executive aspire to that position but are taking such powers away from local government in Scotland. There is no question but that financial accountability is an important part of democracy, and I am sure that the review consideration will come up with an answer to that.
It is interesting that the current Scottish Executive aspire to that position but are taking such powers away from local government in Scotland. There is no question but that financial accountability is an important part of democracy, and I am sure that the review consideration will come up with an answer to that.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Sandra Osborne
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
I understand that the Secretary of State does not want to pre-empt the outcome of the commission, but does he agree that it is a matter of principle that where a Government have responsibility for spending money, they should also have responsibility for raising it and not just have tax-raising powers as an option?
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1733;472 c1731
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The hon. Gentleman does not need to remind us of his qualifications to ask that question, as the whole House knows who he is. May I say that if I infer from his question correctly, he is a welcome convert to the improvement of the devolution settlement? This Government believe in devolution and we delivered it. I am delighted to be working with the Conservative Front Benchers both here and in the Scottish Parliament to devise a method for the review of the devolution settlement in order to improve it for the people of Scotland. I welcome his contribution.
The hon. Gentleman does not need to remind us of his qualifications to ask that question, as the whole House knows who he is. May I say that if I infer from his question correctly, he is a welcome convert to the improvement of the devolution settlement? This Government believe in devolution and we delivered it. I am delighted to be working with the Conservative Front Benchers both here and in the Scottish Parliament to devise a method for the review of the devolution settlement in order to improve it for the people of Scotland. I welcome his contribution.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Nicholas Winterton
(Conservative)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
I speak as a Conservative and Unionist Member. Will the Secretary of State explain why the Minister of State, who is sitting alongside him, has concluded:"““There is no case for the massive restructuring””"
of the current fiscal arrangements for Scotland, when apparently the Labour leader in the Scottish Parliament believes that they should be fundamentally reviewed? May I have a straightforward answer?
Subjects
Devolution; Scotland
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1737;472 c1735
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
I say to my hon. Friend that, as he is well aware, the Scottish Parliament has tax-raising powers under the Scotland Act 1998, but it has chosen not to exercise them. Members of the Scottish Parliament, in a motion that they overwhelmingly passed, accepted that proper financial accountability must be looked at in the context of the review, and we shall have to wait and see what comes out of that process. The Barnett formula has delivered stable and transparent settlements for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for about 30 years. Despite the lurid headlines in some of the newspapers this morning, there are no plans for any review of the Barnett formula.
I say to my hon. Friend that, as he is well aware, the Scottish Parliament has tax-raising powers under the Scotland Act 1998, but it has chosen not to exercise them. Members of the Scottish Parliament, in a motion that they overwhelmingly passed, accepted that proper financial accountability must be looked at in the context of the review, and we shall have to wait and see what comes out of that process. The Barnett formula has delivered stable and transparent settlements for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales for about 30 years. Despite the lurid headlines in some of the newspapers this morning, there are no plans for any review of the Barnett formula.
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
We have another review, but I remind my friend that Joel Barnett called for a review of the Barnett settlement, which gives to Scotland £1,500 more in public spending per head than it does to England. My question is this: should Holyrood have additional tax or revenue-raising powers, and if so, what are the implications for the Barnett formula?
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
472 c1731;472 c1729
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What recent assessment he has made of powers and functions which might be transferred between the UK Parliament and the Scottish Parliament.
What recent assessment he has made of powers and functions which might be transferred between the UK Parliament and the Scottish Parliament.
Asked by
Gordon Prentice
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Scotland Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 February 2008
For answer on
5 March 2008
Answered on
5 March 2008
As my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister has made clear, the time has come to assess how we can strengthen devolution. The cross-border, cross-party Scottish parliamentary review is the right place for that assessment to be made and I am not in a position to prejudge its outcome.
Subjects
Devolution; Legislative competence; Powers; Scotland; Scottish Parliament
Date
5 March 2008
Reference
190394; 472 c1731;472 c1729
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons