rtokens: Prime Minister John Major says the 300-year-old union of the Scottish and English parliaments will be a main plank in his Conservative Party 's election platform .
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tokens: Many party members argued that a general election win would demonstrate popular support for a separate parliament and others said a single question referendum would suffice .
ltokens: But many activists were dismayed when he abruptly decided earlier this year to hold a two-question referendum on the issue , asking Scots if they wanted a separate parliament and if it should have tax-raising powers .