Editing 1997 Scottish devolution referendum (section)

==Referendum questions==
The electorate was asked to vote on two sets of statements which corresponded to both proposals.<ref name = "result">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/devolution/scotland/live/index.shtml |title=Scottish Referendum Live – The Results |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=28 July 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170414035858/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/devolution/scotland/live/index.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

On the first ballot paper the following appeared:

{{blockquote|Parliament has decided to consult people in Scotland on the Government's proposals for a Scottish Parliament:
{{block indent|'''I agree there should be a Scottish Parliament'''}}
or
{{block indent|'''I do not agree there should be a Scottish Parliament'''}}
(To be marked by a single (X))}}

On the second ballot paper the following appeared:

{{blockquote|Parliament has decided to consult people in Scotland on the Government's proposals for a Scottish Parliament to have tax varying powers:
{{block indent|'''I agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers'''}}
or
{{block indent|'''I do not agree that a Scottish Parliament should have tax-varying powers'''}}
(To be marked by a single (X))}}