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| Call for Holyrood election change | Call for Holyrood election change |
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| The Scottish Parliament election date has been set for some time | The Scottish Parliament election date has been set for some time |
| The Scottish Parliament could be asked to change its election timetable to stop clashes with Westminster, BBC Scotland understands. | The Scottish Parliament could be asked to change its election timetable to stop clashes with Westminster, BBC Scotland understands. |
| The Scottish secretary is believed to have written to the Scottish government and the Scottish Parliament looking for ways to avoid both elections being held on 7 May 2015. | The Scottish secretary is believed to have written to the Scottish government and the Scottish Parliament looking for ways to avoid both elections being held on 7 May 2015. |
| Holyrood has fixed parliamentary terms and this date has been set for some time but the decision to hold a general election on the same day was part of the coalition's recent agreement. | Holyrood has fixed parliamentary terms and this date has been set for some time but the decision to hold a general election on the same day was part of the coalition's recent agreement. |
| It has led to much criticism - especially at Holyrood. | It has led to much criticism - especially at Holyrood. |
| Now Scottish Secretary Michael Moore is suggesting the Scottish Parliament changes the date of its vote. | Now Scottish Secretary Michael Moore is suggesting the Scottish Parliament changes the date of its vote. |
| 'Compromising integrity' | |
| This could happen either by Westminster imposing a new date or by devolving control of Scottish elections to Edinburgh. | This could happen either by Westminster imposing a new date or by devolving control of Scottish elections to Edinburgh. |
| Scottish External Affairs Minister Fiona Hyslop told the BBC's Newsnight Scotland programme the Scottish government had not yet received a letter from Mr Moore. | |
| However she said the move was "compromising the integrity of the Scottish Parliament". | |
| "We have already indicated to Downing Street that having elections on the same day in 2015 was a problem," she said. | |
| "We think the Scottish election should stand. Why should Scotland compromise? | |
| "We want to have the opportunity to discuss this with the UK government, not be told by the UK government what we do." |