Referendum and same-sex marriage bills announced in SNP plans
An independence referendum bill and another to legalise same-sex marriage form part of the Scottish government's new legislative programme.
First Minister Alex Salmond announced details of his 2012/13 plans in the Holyrood chamber.
The government will bring forward 15 bills in all.
The SNP administration wants a referendum on independence to be held in autumn 2014, as Lorna Gordon reports.
04 Sep 2012
- From the section Scotland