On September 18, more than 3.6 million Scots cast a ballot answering the question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?" In the weeks leading up to the vote, the leaders of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat Parties vowed to cede some powers from the UK government to the Scottish Parliament if a majority of Scottish voters rejected independence. The Telegraph reports the leaders of the 3 main parties "argued it would provide 'certainty' for Scottish voters that further devolution would follow a No vote and contrasted this with the doubts over a separate Scotland's finances, currency and public spending." The legislation for devolution has yet to be written, however the plan is to give "the Scottish Parliament more control over income tax and housing benefit."