Scottish Referendum Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Scottish Referendum

Lord Cormack Excerpts
Monday 13th October 2014

(10 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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My Lords, the enthusiasm, the high rate of turnout and, earlier, the high rate of registration in Scotland was a lesson for the rest of us. It is very much part of the Government’s response to consider the devolution of power not only in further devolution in Scotland, Wales and perhaps in Northern Ireland, but also within England.

Lord Cormack Portrait Lord Cormack (Con)
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My Lords, does not my noble friend accept that the biggest danger to the union would be to encourage rampant English nationalism?

Lord Wallace of Saltaire Portrait Lord Wallace of Saltaire
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I entirely agree. I trust that my noble friend has not the slightest temptation to give way to that.