The draft order was, of course, announced as part of the historic Edinburgh agreement, which was signed on 15 October 2012, and the order was laid before the United Kingdom and Scottish Parliaments on 22 October.The Edinburgh agreement commits the Scottish and Westminster Governments“to work together to ensure that a referendum on Scottish independence can take place”and that the referendum will“have a clear legal basebe legislated for by the Scottish Parliamentbe conducted so as to command the confidence of parliaments, governments and people”,and“deliver a fair test and a decisive expression of the views of people in Scotland and a result that everyone will respect”.The committee took oral evidence from a number of witnesses, in particular from the Deputy First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon MSP...