Scottish independence.

[TopCat999]

Doesn't solve what is known as the "West Lothian Question" though??

detail here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question

[thomas 75 connie]

Originally Posted by SapperGB

Hehe,

Back on topic,

Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly have jurisdiction only over devolved legislation that affects only Scotland or Wales.

The Westminster Parliament has jurisdiction over the whole of the UK on all matters in England, and over those matters not devolved in Scotland and Wales.

So England does have its own parliament.

The English dont have thier own parliament they are just ruled from westminster they dont get a say in certain Scottish affairs but Scotland can get involved.

If independance does go ahead ill be keeping the british passport but also get a scottish one aswell(mums family is scottish)

[SapperGB]

Originally Posted by TopCat999

Doesn't solve what is known as the "West Lothian Question" though??

detail here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lothian_question

As in Non English MP's voting on matters related to England only? well no, it doesn't. It would be interesting to learn of how Scottish MP's voted on things such as English Prescription fees though.

[alanjay]

Let's get back to the original post, Scottish Number Plates.

If Scotland does vote for independence might I suggest the plates have the Clan Salmond Tartan as a background with reflective White for the numbers/letters.

Presumably Scottish vehicles will no longer be registered at DVLA, Swansea, leading to staff redundancies.

Hope it doesn't lead to friction between the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament.

[SapperGB]

Originally Posted by thomas 75 connie

The English dont have thier own parliament they are just ruled from westminster they dont get a say in certain Scottish affairs but Scotland can get involved.

If independance does go ahead ill be keeping the british passport but also get a scottish one aswell(mums family is scottish)

The English have a say by way of voting for their MP, just as Scotland do. there is nothing stopping (at the moment) and English representative running for Scottish parliament. (such as Mike Rumbles who was a Geordie).

[TopCat999]

can we please add a poll to this debate?

[SapperGB]

Originally Posted by TopCat999

can we please add a poll to this debate?

no cos I live in England and wont be allowed to vote

Originally Posted by alanjay

Let's get back to the original post, Scottish Number Plates.

If Scotland does vote for independence might I suggest the plates have the Clan Salmond Tartan as a background with reflective White for the numbers/letters.

Presumably Scottish vehicles will no longer be registered at DVLA, Swansea, leading to staff redundancies.

Hope it doesn't lead to friction between the Welsh Assembly and Scottish Parliament.

Why would there be need to change plates? The Irish republic kept British indexing until the late 80's

[Gate Keeper]

Some things will never change .....

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[topman]

But Ireland had there own version of the DVLA and registered cars there. The formatting is the easy bit.

[SapperGB]

Originally Posted by topman

But Ireland had there own version of the DVLA and registered cars there. The formatting is the easy bit.

Local registration offices in Scotland would do much the same.

The DVLA is self-funded and as such are open to discussion when it comes to Scotland.

Can you honestly see, just because the DVLA is in the UK (Wales - not England) then Scotland would not be using them for registration of vehicles?
It's more likely to increase employment within the DVLA as there would be a dedicated Scottish department for registration of cars registered in Scotland.


It appears that many think that in an Independent Scotland everything would change overnight. for example; do you think that the UK would rather that Scotland formed its own VED system and further reduced UK taxes?

Remember there are over SIX MILLION Acts and Legislations within the UK - (ignoring devolution for a moment as it affects next to none) Scotland would not be able to simply rewrite them all