Appendix 2: List of witnesses
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/union-and-devolution and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 5314).
Evidence received by the Committee is listed below in chronological order of oral evidence session and in alphabetical order. Those witnesses marked with ** gave both oral evidence and written evidence. Those marked with * gave oral evidence and did not submit any written evidence. All other witnesses submitted written evidence only.
Oral evidence in chronological order
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Professor Adam Tomkins, University of Glasgow |
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Professor Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC, Bingham Centre on the Rule of Law |
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Professor Robert Hazell, University College London |
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Sir Paul Silk, former Chairman of the Commission on Devolution in Wales |
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Sir Kenneth Calman, former Chairman of the Commission on Scottish Devolution |
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Rt Hon. Peter Riddell, Director of the Institute for Government |
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Akash Paun, Fellow, Institute for Government |
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Professor Charlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh |
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Professor Jim Gallagher, Nuffield College, University of Oxford |
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Professor Alan Trench, University of Ulster |
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Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde |
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Dr Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh |
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Brendan Donnelly, Director of the Federal Trust for Education and Research |
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Alexandra Runswick, Director of Unlock Democracy |
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Professor Ailsa Henderson, University of Edinburgh |
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Professor Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh |
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Alun Evans, former Director of the Scotland Office |
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Professor Philip Booth, Institute for Economic Affairs |
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Ed Cox, Institute for Public Policy Research |
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Scilla Cullen, Campaign for an English Parliament |
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Councillor Julian German, Campaign for a Cornish Assembly |
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Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Scottish National Party |
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Ken Thomson, Director-General Strategy and External Affairs, Scottish Government |
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Claire Baker MSP, Scottish Labour Party |
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Baroness Goldie MSP, Scottish Conservatives |
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Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party |
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Councillor Robert Brown, Scottish Liberal Democrats |
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Sir John Elvidge, former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government |
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Professor Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen |
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Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh |
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Professor Neil Walker, University of Edinburgh |
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Willie Sullivan, Director of Electoral Reform Society Scotland |
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Owen Kelly, Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise |
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Garry Clark, Head of Policy and Research, Scottish Chambers of Commerce |
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Martin Sime, Chief Executive, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations |
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Stephen Herring, Head of Taxation, Institute of Directors |
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Martin McTague, National Policy Vice Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses |
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Sir Richard Leese, Core Cities |
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Lord Porter of Spalding, Chairman, Local Government Association |
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Lord Salisbury, Constitution Reform Group |
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Lord Hain, Constitution Reform Group |
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Daniel Greenberg, Constitution Reform Group |
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Paul Nowak, Assistant General Secretary, Trades Union Congress |
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Tony Armstrong, Chief Executive, Locality |
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Professor Matthew Flinders, Sheffield University |
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Katie Ghose, Chief Executive, Electoral Reform Society |
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Lord O’Donnell, Former Head of the Civil Service |
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Lord Kerslake, Former Head of the Civil Service |
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Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales |
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Dr Hugh Rawlings, Director, Constitution Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations, Welsh Government |
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Andrew RT Davies AM, Welsh Conservatives |
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Kirsty Williams AM, Welsh Liberal Democrats |
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Leanne Wood AM, Plaid Cymru |
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Professor Richard Rawlings, University College London |
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Professor Robert Thomas, University of Manchester |
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Dr David S Moon, University of Bath |
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Jessica Blair, Institute of Welsh Affairs |
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Dr Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation |
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Ben Cottam, Federation of Small Businesses in Wales |
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Steve Thomas, Welsh Local Government Association |
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Lord Empey, Ulster Unionist Party |
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Professor Arthur Aughey, University of Ulster |
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Professor Derek Birrell, University of Ulster |
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Professor Colin Harvey, Queen’s University, Belfast |
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Mark Durkan MP, Social Democratic and Labour Party |
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Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster |
Alphabetical list of all witnesses
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A Force for Good |
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Tony Armstrong, Locality (QQ 211-218) |
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Professor Arthur Aughey, Ulster University (QQ 299-304) |
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Clare Baker MSP, Scottish Labour Party (QQ 134-140) |
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John Bingley |
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Professor Derek Birrell, Ulster University (QQ 299-304) |
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Jessica Blair, Institute of Welsh Affairs (QQ 274-280) |
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Dr Andrew Blick |
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Professor Philip Booth, Institute of Economic Affairs (QQ 100-104) |
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The British Academy |
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Councillor Robert Brown, Scottish Liberal Democrats (QQ 134-140) |
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Dame Rosemary Butler AM, Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales |
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Peter John Cairns |
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Sir Kenneth Calman, Chairman of the Commission on Scottish Devolution (QQ 18-31) |
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Garry Clark, Scottish Chambers of Commerce (QQ 168-174) |
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Maggie Chapman, Scottish Green Party (QQ 134-140) |
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Mr Stewart Connell |
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Constitution Reform Group (QQ 202-210) |
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The Constitution Society |
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Ben Cottam, Federation of Small Businesses in Wales (QQ 281-288) |
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Scilla Cullen, Campaign for an English Parliament (QQ 115-122) |
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Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde (QQ 57-67) |
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Dr Paolo Dardanelli, University of Kent |
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Andrew RT Davies AM, Welsh Conservatives (QQ 255-263) |
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Professor Russell Deacon, Swansea University |
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Brendan Donnelly, the Federal Trust for Education and Research (QQ 68-82) |
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Mark Durkan MP, Social Democratic and Labour Party (QQ 305-311) |
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Dr Jan Eichhorn, University of Edinburgh (QQ 57-67) |
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Ms Adrianne Elson |
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Sir John Elvidge, former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government (QQ 141-148) |
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Lord Empey, Ulster Unionist Party (QQ 289-298) |
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Alun Evans, former Director of the Scotland Office (QQ 93-99) |
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Professor Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield (QQ 219-225) |
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Professor Jim Gallagher, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (QQ 44-56) |
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Councillor Julian German, Campaign for a Cornish Assembly(QQ 115-122) |
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Katie Ghose, Electoral Reform Society (QQ 219-225) |
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Baroness Goldie MSP, Scottish Conservatives (QQ 134-140) |
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Daniel Greenberg, Constitution Reform Group (QQ 202-210) |
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Lord Hain, Constitution Reform Group (QQ 202-210) |
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Mr John Hartigan |
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Professor Colin Harvey, Queen’s University Belfast (QQ 299-304) |
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Professor Robert Hazell, Constitution Unit, University College London |
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Professor Ailsa Henderson, University of Edinburgh (QQ 83-92) |
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Stephen Herring, Institute of Directors (QQ 180-189) |
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Mr Ruairi Hipkin |
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Fiona Hyslop MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Europe and External Affairs, Scottish Government (QQ 123-133) |
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Mr James Jeavons |
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Professor Charlie Jeffery, University of Edinburgh (QQ 44-56) |
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Rt Hon. Carwyn Jones AM, First Minister of Wales (QQ 242-254) |
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Professor Sir Jeffery Jowell QC, Bingham Centre on the Rule of Law (QQ 1-9) |
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Justice for Wales |
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Professor Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen (QQ 149-159) |
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Owen Kelly, Scottish Financial Enterprise (QQ 168-174) |
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Lord Kerslake, former Head of the Civil Service (QQ 226-241) |
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Professor Colin Kidd, University of St Andrews |
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Professor Charles Lees, University of Bath |
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Sir Richard Leese, Core Cities, Manchester City Council (QQ 190-201) |
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Rt Hon. Oliver Letwin MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (QQ 312-327) |
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Mr Christopher Luke |
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Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh, University of Edinburgh |
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Mr Ian Martlew |
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Professor Nicola McEwen, University of Edinburgh (QQ83-92) |
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Martin McTague, Federation of Small Businesses (QQ 180-189) |
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The Mile End Institute, Queen Mary University of London |
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Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh (QQ 149-159) |
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Dr David S Moon, University of Bath (QQ 264-273) |
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Dame Gillian Morgan |
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Rt Hon. the Lord Morrow |
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Mr Colin Murray, Newcastle Law School |
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Mr Bill Noakes |
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Paul Nowak, Trades Union Congress (QQ 211-218) |
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Lord O’Donnell, former Head of the Civil Service (QQ 226-241) |
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Akash Paun, Institute for Government (QQ 32-43) |
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Dr Bettina Petersohn, University of Swansea and Centre on Constitutional Change |
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Political Studies Association of the UK |
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Lord Porter of Spalding, Local Government Association (QQ 190-201) |
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Dr Hugh Rawlings, Director, Constitution Affairs and Inter-Governmental Relations, Welsh Government |
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Professor Richard Rawlings, University College London (QQ 264-273) |
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Dr Carlotta Redi, Centre on Constitutional Change |
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ResPublica |
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Rt Hon. Peter Riddell, Institute for Government (QQ 32-43) |
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Alexandra Runswick, Unlock Democracy (QQ 68-82) |
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Lord Salisbury, Constitution Reform Group (QQ 202-210) |
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Scotland in Union |
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Mr Paul Scott, University of Southampton |
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Professor Roger Scully, Cardiff University |
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Mr Donald Shell |
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Sir Paul Silk, Chairman of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (QQ 18-31) |
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Martin Sime, Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations (QQ 175-179) |
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Mr Rolf Smith |
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Society of Conservative Lawyers |
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Willie Sullivan, Electoral Reform Society (Scotland) (QQ 160-167) |
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Mr David B Taylor |
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Steve Thomas, Welsh Local Government Association (QQ 281-288) |
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Ken Thomson, Director-General Strategy and External Affairs, Scottish Government (QQ 123-133) |
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Professor Robert Thomas, University of Manchester (QQ 264-273) |
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Professor Adam Tomkins, University of Glasgow (QQ 1-9) |
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Professor Alan Trench, University of Ulster (QQ 44-56) |
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United Against Separation |
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Professor Neil Walker, University of Edinburgh (QQ 149-159) |
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Dr Ben Wellings, Monash University, Australia |
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The Welsh Government |
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Kirsty Williams AM, Welsh Liberal Democrats (QQ 255-263) |
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Dr Victoria Winckler, Bevan Foundation (QQ 274-280) |
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Leanne Wood AM, Plaid Cymru (QQ 255-263) |