Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Inspired Question · S7W-02738 · Session 7

What progress has been made in publishing a draft referendum Bill.

Answered Arranged question: government announcement Asked by Keith Brown SNP Lodged 27 Aug 2026

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in publishing a draft referendum Bill.

The answer

Answered by John Swinney on 28 Aug 2026 · 1 day after it was lodged, on time

I’m pleased to announce that the draft referendum bill is being published today.The largest number of pro-independence MSPs in history has voted to support the call for powers to hold a referendum on Scottish independence to be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.This draft Bill, which is a First 100 Days commitment, is being published to show what a referendum bill would look like at the point at which an agreement to hold a lawful independence referendum has been reached.

In the Official Report

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