Nottingham Post

Spending check call on Indyref2

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SCOTLAND’S chief civil servant has been urged to seek ministeria­l direction on whether the Scottish Government can continue to spend public funds on independen­ce referendum plans.

It follows the Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament cannot legally call a referendum without Westminste­r approval.

Donald Cameron, constituti­on spokesman for the Scottish Tories, has written to John-paul Marks, permanent secretary to the Scottish Government, to assess whether the forecasted spend of £20 million on referendum preparatio­n is “lawful”.

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Constituti­on spokesman for the Scottish Tories Donald Cameron

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