Lord Smith of Finsbury: Cabinet Office: Written Answers (1)

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Written Question

Sovereignty: Scotland

Friday 27th June 2014

Asked by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their current estimate of the time it will take, in the event of a "yes" vote in the Scottish referendum on 18 September, for the necessary legislative and administrative preparations to be made for the implementation of independence.

Answered by Lord Wallace of Saltaire - Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office)

It is not possible to predict the time needed for the preparations that would be necessary in the event of a “yes” vote in the Scottish referendum.