House Of Commons To Debate Scotland's Future

MPs in Westminster will discuss which extra powers should go to Holyrood and whether Scottish MPs can vote on laws in England.

Two parliaments one country and as yet no deal, Scotland may have voted NO to independence, but it did so on a promise.

We said that we will bring forward and command people that will summarise the views of the three parties that want to remain in the United Kingdom, the liberal democrats, the labour party and the conservatives, that's what we are doing today, that will then inform the process that we have charged lord Smith to undertake and building consensus and bring forward an agreement between those three parties and indeed also the Scottish nationals agree as well.

Amongst those keeping an eye today's debate will be the three who came to Scotland at the bitterly contested better end of the campaign, as the polls narrowed, they vote to get Holyrood more powers, although they still can't agree what those powers should be. The Torries want Scotland to have complete control over income tax plus a share of VAT, labour says the Scottish parliament should be given powers to raise 40% of its overall budget, but differs on control of value added tax, D said Holyrood should be allowed to raise the majority of the money it spends, cross party discussions are to be facilitated by commission chaired by lord Smith Kelvin, with a blueprint for a former agreed by the end of November.

The people of Scotland have spoken.

Yet those discussions are now linked by the prime minister to resolving the issue of Scottish MPs voting on issues not affecting Scotland, some will be surprised that Scotland now has provided an answer to more than one question.

The vote was no more than a device to try to persuade a number of people went to the NO camp, and these votes quickly made are look like on the process of being reneged upon.

High up at V and looking down on its parliament sits the national monument of Scotland, originally intended to commemorate those who fell in the Napoleonic wars, almost 200 years on from the start of its construction, it remains unfinished, thanks to a lack of funds but also enthusiasm, Edinburgh's folly as it's become known Westminster politicians will be accused of far worse than folly if their plans don't come to fruition.

Otherwise the monument to their efforts will be a reinvigorated campaign for Scottish independence.

Noel P, Sky News, Edinburgh.