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  Scotland and the Union
  
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  @ MP voted aye against expressing the belief that Scotland is better off as part of the UK and the rest of the UK is better off together with Scotland.
  
  @ MP voted no to express a belief that Scotland is better off as part of the UK and the rest of the UK is better off together with Scotland.
  
  MPs were considering the motion:
  
  :That this House
  :''believes'' that Scotland has always made, and continues to make, a significant contribution to the UK over the 305 years of the Union;
  :''notes'' the strong and enduring bonds that exist between Scotland and the other nations of the UK;
  :''further notes'' its shared history and the contribution that the Scottish people have made to public life in the UK in politics, academia, trade unions and the armed forces;
  :''notes'' the contribution that Scotlandâs businesses make to the UK economy and their particular expertise in cutting edge industries such as life sciences and engineering;
  :''further notes'' that a referendum on separating Scotland from the rest of the UK will be held before the end of 2014; and
  :''believes'' that Scotland is better off as part of the UK and the rest of the UK is better off together with Scotland.
  
  In this vote the following amendment was rejected:
  
  :leave out from âengineeringâ to end and add:
  :and
  :''recognises'' that special relationships also endure with Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and other members of the Commonwealth as well as the Republic of Ireland and the United States; and
  :''believes'' that this will also be the case with Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom after the 2014 independence referendum.â.
  
  
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