The Scottish Parliament are to mull the bill for an independence referendum in the coming year, the BBC reports.

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the people of Scotland had a democratic right to have their say on the issue of independence.

A referendum on independence was a key Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto pledge before the 2007 Holyrood election.

The SNP have previously said they hoped to introduce a bill early in 2010, with a vote taking place later in the year.

In June this year, a BBC poll showed that 58% of Scots want a referendum on independence next year, but 54% said they don’t believe Scotland should become independent.

When asked “In a referendum on independence for Scotland, how would you vote?”, 38% responded that they believed Scotland should become an independent country, with 54% saying they did not believe it should become independent.

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