division_name: Bill Presented &#8212; Energy Bill &#8212; Backbench Business &#8212; Scotland and the Union
motion: <p class="" pid="b.405.3/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move,</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.405.3/2" pwmotiontext="yes">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 Scotland&#8217;s 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.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.415.0/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move an amendment, leave out from &#8216;engineering&#8217; to end and add</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.415.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;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.&#8217;.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.440.4/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put, </i>That the amendment be made.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.440.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.440.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 5, Noes 321.</p>