We await the granting, in 2016, of the powers that were recommended by the Calman commission in 2009. The devolution of small amounts of power will have taken seven years. It is not as if, having voted for full fiscal autonomy, we would get it next week—it is simply a matter of common sense that the process takes time—but we want it as quickly as possible. The delay following the Calman report happened here.
Scotland Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Philippa Whitford
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 15 June 2015.
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