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Proceeding contribution from Edward Leigh (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 9 November 2015. It occurred during Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.


Scotland Bill

Will my right hon. Friend deal briefly with amendment 224, which has been tabled by the SNP? According to its accompanying explanatory statement, instead of asking the House to impose full fiscal autonomy, the Scottish Parliament

“could then legislate in these areas to provide for full fiscal autonomy in Scotland.”

In other words, SNP Members do not actually want full fiscal autonomy yet. They are like St Augustine: they want to stop sinning, but not quite yet. I think we should call their bluff on this one.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
602 c101 
Session
2015-16
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Devolution Scotland Scottish Government
Legislation
Scotland Bill 2015-16
Link
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