Lara Bird MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Sovereignty: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Scotland Act to provide that a referendum be arranged in the situation where there is a consensus in Scotland for independence.
Answer: In 2014, there was agreement in the UK parliament and the Scottish parliament, across all political parties, and across civic society, that there should be a referendum. There is no such consensus now. In that referendum, the people of Scotland made clear...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereignty: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will set out the required steps for an independence referendum in Scotland.
Answer: This Government was elected on a clear commitment not to support independence or another referendum. People need and want their governments focused on the big issues our country faces - economic growth, the cost of living, public services and security. Th...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSovereignty: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will set out the the conditions under which the Government would grant permission for Scotland to hold another Independence Referendum.
Answer: This Government was elected on a clear commitment not to support independence or another referendum. People need and want their governments focused on the big issues our country faces - economic growth, the cost of living, public services and security. Th...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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