Scotland Bill: Fiscal Framework

Lord McAvoy Excerpts

Tuesday 23rd February 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord Dunlop]

The noble Lord will be aware of the commitments that were made by all of the UK parties at the time of the last election with regard to the Barnett formula, and I do not have anything to add to that.

[Lord McAvoy (Lab)]

My Lords, it is accepted that this is a difficult and complicated situation, but there is a duty on the UK Government and the Scottish Government to come to an agreement. We in the Labour Party are confident that a deal will be made in good faith by the UK Government and the Scottish Government and, in the words of Ian Murray, we urge both parties to “get on with it”.

[Lord Dunlop]

I say to the noble Lord that we in the UK Government are determined to go the extra mile to ensure that we get a deal.