Patricia Ferguson
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Patricia Ferguson (Glasgow West) (Lab)
Does the Scottish Secretary agree that given the incoming Scottish Government have a whole list of issues and problems on their plate, the last thing they should be concerning themselves with is another divisive referendum?
Mr Alexander
My hon. Friend brings long and valuable experience in both of Scotland’s Parliaments to her understanding of these issues. In 2014, there was an agreement across all parties and across civic society in Scotland that there should be a referendum. There is simply no such consensus today. This is not the time for the SNP’s obsession with independence. It is focused on division and grievance; we are focused on delivery.