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| 'Legal' bid over Scots banknotes | 'Legal' bid over Scots banknotes |
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| An attempt is to be made at Westminster to make it legally binding for shops and businesses in England to accept Scottish banknotes. | An attempt is to be made at Westminster to make it legally binding for shops and businesses in England to accept Scottish banknotes. |
| At the moment traders south of the border can refuse to take such notes. | At the moment traders south of the border can refuse to take such notes. |
| A private member's bill is being launched in the Commons by Shadow Scottish Secretary David Mundell. | A private member's bill is being launched in the Commons by Shadow Scottish Secretary David Mundell. |
| It would require all providers of goods or services in the UK which accept Bank of England notes to take Scottish banknotes on an equal basis. | It would require all providers of goods or services in the UK which accept Bank of England notes to take Scottish banknotes on an equal basis. |
| In Scotland, three banks retain the right to print their own money: the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank. | In Scotland, three banks retain the right to print their own money: the Royal Bank of Scotland, the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank. |
| These banknotes are not backed by the force of law anywhere in the UK. | These banknotes are not backed by the force of law anywhere in the UK. |
| Scots in England have no legal recourse if their banknotes are refused. | Scots in England have no legal recourse if their banknotes are refused. |
| The only notes that carry the force of law are those issued by the Bank of England. | The only notes that carry the force of law are those issued by the Bank of England. |
| Mr Mundell's proposal came courtesy an appeal to voters in his Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency. | |
| He asked them to come up with suggestions of new laws they would like to see introduced. | |
| One of the ideas put forward was to make it illegal for people in other UK countries to refuse Scottish banknotes. |