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| Devolution review plans outlined | Devolution review plans outlined |
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| Plans to move forward the review of Scottish devolution 10 years on will be outlined later. | |
| The constitutional commission has been backed by the pro-union Labour, Tory and Lib Dem parties at Holyrood as well as the UK Government. | The constitutional commission has been backed by the pro-union Labour, Tory and Lib Dem parties at Holyrood as well as the UK Government. |
| The body received the go-ahead after being voted for by MSPs. | The body received the go-ahead after being voted for by MSPs. |
| Separately, Westminster ministers have been preparing their views on the constitution with the publication of a white paper on the subject. | Separately, Westminster ministers have been preparing their views on the constitution with the publication of a white paper on the subject. |
| The UK Ministry of Justice has been putting the finishing touches to the document, which is likely to lead to a Constitutional Reform bill. | The UK Ministry of Justice has been putting the finishing touches to the document, which is likely to lead to a Constitutional Reform bill. |
| 'Open debate' | 'Open debate' |
| The UK Treasury has already announced it will be producing research on the Barnett formula, which helps determine the level of public spending in Scotland. | The UK Treasury has already announced it will be producing research on the Barnett formula, which helps determine the level of public spending in Scotland. |
| Meanwhile, the announcement on the constitutional commission in Edinburgh will come amid a row over the Scottish Government's "national conversation" on Scotland's constitutional future, which includes a referendum on independence as its preferred option. | Meanwhile, the announcement on the constitutional commission in Edinburgh will come amid a row over the Scottish Government's "national conversation" on Scotland's constitutional future, which includes a referendum on independence as its preferred option. |
| Bruce Crawford, minister for parliament at Holyrood, defended former Labour first minister Henry McLeish because he backed the initiative. | Bruce Crawford, minister for parliament at Holyrood, defended former Labour first minister Henry McLeish because he backed the initiative. |
| Mr McLeish welcomed the national conversation as an "open debate" on Scotland's constitutional future, but former Labour education minister Sam Galbraith told the Times newspaper he should join the SNP. | Mr McLeish welcomed the national conversation as an "open debate" on Scotland's constitutional future, but former Labour education minister Sam Galbraith told the Times newspaper he should join the SNP. |