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| Scottish independence: Westminster debates section 30 referendum order | |
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| MPs and Lords are expected to approve legislation which gives Holyrood the power to hold a Scottish independence referendum in 2014. | MPs and Lords are expected to approve legislation which gives Holyrood the power to hold a Scottish independence referendum in 2014. |
| The House of Commons is now debating the so-called section 30 order. | |
| The matter will pass on to the House of Lords on Wednesday and then go before the Privy Council for final approval next month. | The matter will pass on to the House of Lords on Wednesday and then go before the Privy Council for final approval next month. |
| The Scottish government wants the independence referendum to be held in autumn 2014. | The Scottish government wants the independence referendum to be held in autumn 2014. |
| The move to give Holyrood control of the vote process was agreed when Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond signed the Edinburgh Agreement in October last year. | The move to give Holyrood control of the vote process was agreed when Prime Minister David Cameron and First Minister Alex Salmond signed the Edinburgh Agreement in October last year. |
| The deal also ensures a single Yes/No question on Scotland leaving the UK. | The deal also ensures a single Yes/No question on Scotland leaving the UK. |
| In addition it it will allow 16 and 17-year-olds to take part in the ballot. | In addition it it will allow 16 and 17-year-olds to take part in the ballot. |
| The UK government has responsibility over constitutional issues, however, if the section 30 order is approved it will mean the Scottish Parliament can be given the necessary powers to hold a legally binding referendum. | The UK government has responsibility over constitutional issues, however, if the section 30 order is approved it will mean the Scottish Parliament can be given the necessary powers to hold a legally binding referendum. |
| Speaking ahead of the Commons debate, Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran said her party would continued to press the case that "we are better together in the United Kingdom, with a strong Scottish Parliament". | Speaking ahead of the Commons debate, Labour's Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran said her party would continued to press the case that "we are better together in the United Kingdom, with a strong Scottish Parliament". |
| Meanwhile, Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterated SNP calls for pre-independence negotiations ahead of the referendum in 2014. | Meanwhile, Scotland's Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterated SNP calls for pre-independence negotiations ahead of the referendum in 2014. |
| She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "There is some ground work we can do now to ensure that if people in Scotland vote yes, as I obviously hope that they do, we are in a position after that result to move quickly and smoothly to implement the democratic wishes of the people of Scotland." | She told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "There is some ground work we can do now to ensure that if people in Scotland vote yes, as I obviously hope that they do, we are in a position after that result to move quickly and smoothly to implement the democratic wishes of the people of Scotland." |