I think that devolution is so good that it should apply to everybody in the Union. I welcome the breakthrough that has been made in Scotland and hope to see a similar settlement for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. I often say—my hon. Friend will have heard this before—that subsidiarity is the ugliest word in the political lexicon to describe the most beautiful concept.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Allen
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 June 2015.
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Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Scotland Bill.
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