I am told that on all sorts of measures Kettering is the most average borough in England. I would contend that Kettering people are the most fair-minded people in England. I am sure that my constituents would be very happy for Scotland to have lots more powers so that it can decide things for itself. However, what the fair-minded people of Kettering cannot accept—I would like the Secretary of State to try to explain it to them—is the Scottish people receiving premiums for public services, over and above what the average English taxpayer gets in England, unrelated to relative deprivation.
Scotland within the UK
Proceeding contribution from
Philip Hollobone
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 13 October 2014.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Scotland within the UK.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
586 c57
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2022-09-16 09:19:42 +0100
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-13/14101322000158
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-13/14101322000158
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-13/14101322000158