Scotland’s Constitutional Future

Debate between Michael Moore and Jeremy Lefroy

Tuesday 10th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Michael Moore]

As I have said a few times this afternoon and many times elsewhere, it is a real curiosity for a party that has always existed for one purpose to be so reticent about getting on with the debate about Scotland’s future within the United Kingdom or as a separate country. I hope that we will now get a proper, constructive, reasonable engagement where we can get on with that real debate.

[Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (Con)]

Does my right hon. Friend agree that a referendum should not involve a sterile discussion of costs and benefits or political advantage, but the great strengths that Scotland brings within the United Kingdom and that being part of the United Kingdom brings to Scotland?

[Michael Moore]

I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend.