Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Michael Connarty Excerpts
Wednesday 12th September 2012

(12 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Michael Connarty Portrait Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab)
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I am glad you called the new Member for West Lothian, Mr Speaker—I inherited Tam Dalyell’s question. The new question, clearly, is how many questions should there be in the referendum in Scotland? In my constituency, they say it should be one: do people want to separate from the rest of the UK or stay in the UK? Does the Secretary of State agree?

Michael Moore Portrait Michael Moore
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I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman that there should be only one question on the ballot paper.