I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. I welcome more the resounding result of our Scottish kith and kin choosing to stay within the Union, and I welcome the way in which the debate was fought and won. The implications go well beyond the Scottish highlands and islands or the borders: where Scotland goes with devolution, Northern Ireland invariably follows. What engagement will the Smith commission and Lord Smith have with parties in Northern Ireland to ensure that the outcome reflects the needs of all the United Kingdom in all its diversity, especially the needs of Northern Ireland?
Scotland within the UK
Proceeding contribution from
Ian Jnr Paisley
(Democratic Unionist Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 October 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Scotland within the UK.
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2014-15
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