West Lothian Answer by 2013

A commission to resolve the so-called West Lothian Question will start work in February, the government confirmed last night.

Cabinet Office Minister Mark Harper said the commission would then report by the end of the next Parliamentary session, in the spring of 2013.

In response to a written question, Mr Harper said work had been on-going since the government’s last announcement on the issue in September.

He told MPs: “We have been in consultation with House authorities on how the commission can best address the relevant issues.

“It is my intention for the commission to start work in February 2012 to report by the end of the next session, in spring 2013.