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Devolution: MT to Duke of Buccleuch (affirms Conservative commitment to principle of devolution, despite decision to vote against Bill’s Second Reading)

Document type: Declassified documents
Venue: House of Commons
Source: THCR 2/6/1/86
Editorial comments: A similar letter was sent to a number of senior Conservative figures in Scotland who had written expressing dismay at the decision to vote against the second reading of the Scotland & Wales Bill.
Importance ranking: Major
Word count: 2pp
Themes: Union of UK nations