21 Referendum - Section 30 Debate


The ‘Edinburgh Agreement’ signed by First Minister Alex Salmond and the Prime Minister last year provides the basis for a legal referendum to be held by the Scottish Government. In January, MPs had the


opportunity to consider the part of the Agreement - the Section 30 order - which devolves the power to the Scottish Parliament


to have a single question referendum on separation by the end of 2014. I absolutely agree with


the principle of devolving the power to hold the referendum to the Scottish Parliament. This will be a referendum made in Scotland and will settle this question once and for all.


I used my speech to


highlight that it is also essential that the recommendations of the Electoral Commission are respected, particularly with regard to the wording of the question and funding of the campaigns. Click the play button below to view my contribution.


Scottish Questions


I asked the Secretary of State Michael Moore


about the bedroom tax. Click the play button:


SyriaDeputy PMQs I asked the Deputy Prime Minister about


proposals to recall MPs. Click the play button:


International Development Questions


In December, I asked a


question to the DfID team. Click the play button:


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