Developing is Scotland only protection from Brewin. As such devolution should be protected and enhanced

As immigration is a huge problem, and the needs of different parts of the UK are very different, and there seems to be no way of locating people where they are needed as opposed to where they arrive, immigration should be devolved to Scotland, Wales and N.I. so that decisions can be made to suit the needs.

Developing is Scotland only protection from Brewin. As such devolution should be protected and enhanced

I see no significant working together of the UK and Scottish parliaments, as distinct from any necessary joint working of the UK and Scottish Governments. And the relationship and potential joint working will remain limited or non-existent for as long as the present status of the two parliaments exists. This is especially so for the Westminster parliament, as the latter is the de-facto parliament of England without the limit of devolved powers. Constructive working between a Scottish parliament and a true English Parliament could well establish a collaborative relationship over shared and equal interest in the influencing of agreed, non-devolved UK-wide powers held by a true, dedicated UK legislature. The conflation of an English with a UK parliament in Westminster as at present prevents this: my fear is that Westminster (parliament and government) is seeking to weaken the devolution settlement in Scotland (and Wales) - to interfere and limit - rather than address the elephant in the room viz. the absence of a proper devolution settlement for England. Brexit and how the Westminster Government has dealt with the devolved administrations over this crucial matter has done nothing to suggest that those presently in power in Westminster have a sense of the UK as a 'union' - not 'one nation' as the present PM (disrespectfully) asserts but four nations. Rather there is a long inculcated entitlement in this de facto English Parliament that tends to deny the elements and implications of even the concept of a 'union' of distinct parts. Because of scale - and disregarding the structure of the UK with its two kingdoms equal in treaty and distinct in law, and with its four nations - England's elected representatives in Westminster (the de facto parliament of England) can elect a government and always 'win'. There is no compensating constitutional structure that acknowledges (as other places do) the sense of a 'union', such as is present e.g. in the US Senate. This situation is neither healthy for a modern democracy nor, in my opinion, will it be sustainable. (Brexit and the complete disregard for the majority vote to remain in two out of four parts of the 'precious union' shows up the weaknesses.) With very restricted levers of power especially over tax and the economy, and none over immigration, the Scottish Parliament and Government are hamstrung, reliant on a Westminster government to have fiscal and economic policies and investments that truly benefit all parts of the UK, with their very diverse economies and industries. Beyond recent joint action on City Deals, what else of substance is there over the past 10 years from Westminster? Candidly, as official statistics on infrastructure investment show, Westminster government favours London and the SE over most other parts of the UK. Notwithstanding the situation in Scotland, the comparative statistics on investment in London/SE and say the NE are stark. Despite its limited powers, enhanced a little in recent times in the area of income tax, the Scottish Parliament and Government over the past 10 years have grown in competence, confidence and aspiration, introducing a raft of distinctive, progressive environmental and social policies; making substantial investments in infrastructure from limited means (bridges, railway lines, and our schools, colleges and NHS estates); begun to address really challenging issues such as land reform and the rights of tenants in the private rented sector; galvanised the renewable energy sector; introduced innovative reform that are working their way through education and health & social care integration. I could go on. In all these achievements and other devolved policy areas, I have no sense as to the extent to which the Westminster Parliament would have anything to contribute to the Scottish Parliament. And if some in the Westminster Parliament did wish to contribute, for what purpose - to support or impede? A final observation in closing, I have watched enough House of Common's sessions of Scottish Questions on Parliament TV over recent years to sense (to be taken aback by) the disrespect and disdain emanating verbally from many representing English constituencies on the Government benches to anything being undertaken, to anything being achieved, in Scotland by Holyrood Parliament and Government.

Firstly and most importantly in regards to this exercise, I am a Scot, and have always lived in Scotland. I strongly support our Scottish parliament, which, at its reconvention in 1999, gave Scotland for the first time since the United Kingdom came into existence, the possibility of an expression of our unique political identity within that union. To the great misfortune of all, the UK parliament has always acted as if it is the parliament of England, abrogating to herself all the power of her partner, without adequate democratic accountability. There is a serious imbalance of power in the UK parliament, where Scotland should be treated as an equal partner, but is not. The inevitable bias towards England could only ever have been a recipe for a very poor working relationship. In my view, the UK parliament was not established on a correct basis in the first place over 300 years ago, but with a view to an imperial project designed to benefit the few at the expense of the many. The time has come for all those who persist in this exploitative view of their fellow creatures to wise up, smell the coffee, and learn to cooperate. The UK parliament model, it seems to me, fosters intrigue, conflict and ill feeling. It urgently needs reform, or abolition. The future would be better faced together, but that has to be in a spirit of trust and friendship. We are far from that as things stand. An enormous repair job is necessary after 300 odd years of this abusive relationship. I believe that the best way forward for the whole UK is for each partner to 're-establish her independence, and start working towards a real mutual understanding.

Because immigration is such a huge issue in the UK, and because there seems to be no way of encouraging immigrants to live where they are needed, a way should be found to devolve responsibility for immigration to Scotland in particular, but probably Wales and N.I. as well, so that decisions can be made which are appropriate to needs.

Scotland voted to remain in the EU , therefore the devolution settlement needs to reflect that vote ie. Scotland should remain in the customs union & single market under devolution , pending a future vote on independence

Sadly, devolution in Scotland has been a big disappointment. Instead of having a devolved assembly which makes government more representative of the people of Scotland by having responsibility for devolved matters such as education, health, the police, etc., we have ended up with a parliament whose over-riding aim is independence, even though this is not what the majority of Scots want or voted for. In order to achieve this aim, the current Scottish SNP Government, supported by the Scottish Green Party, often behave as if they are already an independent country, making trips abroad, interfering in constitutional matters, donating to foreign aid, even though the UK Govt is already one of the World's most generous providers. There doesn't seem to be any way of reining them in. Instead of working alongside the UK Govt our devolved Scottish parliament seems to be doing everything in its power to stir up discord with Westminster. I have never known such hatred up here. Brexit has made the situation even worse. Nicola Sturgeon advised her followers to vote remain as the best way to get independence and she used that result to create even more disharmony with Westminster. As for improving the areas where Scotland does have devolved power, such as education, the police, etc., the opposite has happened. Scotland used to have an education system that was the envy of the rest of the UK; we have now had to withdraw from league tables because Scotland is lagging behind the rest of the UK. The centralisation of the police has been a disaster - only carried out by the Scottish Govt in order to have full control for when they do achieve their hoped-for goal of independence. The Scottish Govt loves to tell us that the NHS is even worse in England; what they don't mention is the number of Scottish patients that have to be sent down to England for treatment because we don't have the facilities to treat them up here. I would love to see the Scottish Parliament closed down but, in the present climate, I know that is not going to happen and it would be dangerous to attempt it. How could the two parliaments work better together? I would like to see Westminster making quite clear just what are devolved powers and what are not and how Holyrood is wasting taxpayers' money by trying to replicate powers which rest with Westminster. This would be unpopular with the very vocal minority of Scottish Nationalists but it would be reassuring to the majority of Scots who tend to remain silent in order not to stir up even further discord.

The Scottish and UK Parliaments do not work at all well together - a result of Westminster's intransigence and arrogance. The UK govt. could grow-up, recognise that we're supposed to be a union of equals, listen to the concerns of the Scottish people and negotiate in good faith - or perhaps pigs will fly first. If England wants to live in a lowest-common-denominator world full of GM crops, chlorinated chicken, health insurance and dodgy financial products then that's their choice. They should recognise they don't have the right to take the rest of us with them. The aims and ideals of the Scottish and UK Parliaments are incompatible and the only reasonable solution is Scottish Independence

Devolution was only ever intended to scupper any desire for Scottish Independence.The "Union" is repeatedly stated as being a marraige. Nowadays the bullying of one partner vis a vis the other is not tolerated, and this disfunctional union should be dissolved. The only other possible solution would be for England to also have devolution, on the same terms as Scotland. Obviously no more "National Projects" for which England, especially London, drains Scotland of resources.Failing that, Scotland will become independent as the younger generation receive more of their information from articles on the internet, which provide checkable sources, rather than a biased set of newspapers and the BBC.