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  Scotland: General Election and Constitutional Future
  
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  @ MP voted aye against holding a referendum in Scotland at the moment.
  @ MP voted no in favour of holding a referendum in Scotland. 
  
  A majority of MPs voted against holding a referendum in Scotland at the moment.
  
  The precise purpose of the referendum not explicitly stated but the debate leading up to the vote considered the question of Scotland leaving the United Kingdom and becoming independent.  
  
  MPs were considering the motion:
  
  :That this House
  :has considered the upcoming Scottish Parliamentary general election and Scotlandâs right to choose its constitutional future.
  
  An amendment had been moved stating:
  
  :leave out from âHouseâ to end and add
  :â''believes'' the priority of the Scottish people is to recover from the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, and that it would be irresponsible to hold a referendum at this time.â.
  
  
  The motion rejected by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That the original words stand part of the Question.
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