Scotland Bill

Debate between Angus Brendan MacNeil and Frank Roy

Tuesday 15th March 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr MacNeil]

I take the right hon. Gentleman’s point, but the realpolitik of the situation would make that highly unlikely. It is far more likely that something that the Scottish people did not want would be foisted on them.

[Mr Frank Roy]

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that if his new clause won the day, there would be a far greater possibility of two time zones?

[Mr MacNeil]

I would ask the hon. Gentleman whether he prefers the possibility of a time zone that the Scots do not want being foisted on them to having two different time zones in the UK. I would prefer the Scots to be able to control their own time zone to the possibility of something being foisted on them, so that they had the same power as the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont and the people of the Isle of Man.