The point at issue is whether the Scottish Parliament should have the right to make those decisions. The Bill grants those powers. The second question is how we get what we all want: an overnight count at the forthcoming election. Does the Minister have any power under other primary or secondary legislation that he could use to make that happen so that we do not send a message, but just make it happen?
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Viscount Thurso
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 7 March 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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