Arbuthnott Commission the Scottish Parliament, and would require Westminster legislation. All the main political parties in Scotland participated in a consultation process. So did 22 local government councils, and various other bodies and individuals. The commission's main recommendations for change may be summarised as follows: Arbuthnott Commission The Arbuthnott Commission on Boundary Differences and Voting Systems was set up in July 2004 by Alistair Darling, then Secretary of State for Scotland, under the chairmanship of Sir John Arbuthnott, to examine various consequences of having four different electoral systems in Scotland, and different boundaries for constituencies of the House of Commons (Parliament of
Hired armed cutter John Bull and a squadron were off Madeira. "John Bull", , and arrived at Madeira on 18 June and they sailed from Madeira to join the squadron on 21 June. On 9 December Captain Michael Till received a letter of marque for the cutter John Bull. In mid-January 1807 the privateers "John Bull" and "Busy" detained "Vrow Anna", a Dane, which had been sailing from Marennes to Gothenburg. A few days later "John Bull" detained and sent into Plymouth "John Adams", which had been sailing from Alicante to Cochin. In early February "John Bull" detained the American vessel "Henrietta", Nichols, master, which