TRANSFER OF POWERS TO THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

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That this House welcomes the recommendations of the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution that responsibility for the law across a range of areas be devolved to the Scottish Parliament; welcomes the recommendations for closer working between the Scottish and UK Ministers to ensure that the needs of Scotland are properly represented; and urges the UK Government to work with the Scottish Parliament to ensure that, where there is consensus, all such recommendations are implemented before the dissolution of the current UK Parliament.