The secretariat for Lord Smith’s commission is already supported by civil servants from the Scotland Office, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury. I met Lord Smith on the Monday following the referendum and I told him then—I am happy to repeat this commitment publicly—that any resources that he felt he needed would be given, such is the importance that we attach to the work with which he has been tasked.
Scotland within the UK
Proceeding contribution from
Alistair Carmichael
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 October 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Scotland within the UK.
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