If the proposals go ahead, they would also strengthen ties with St Andrews The report comes just days after William and Kate finished their tour of Scotland William said the Scotland was 'so important' to himself and his wife On the final day of their visit, the met former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who has recently launched a renewed campaign to save the Union It comes as the argument over Scottish independence has intensified after the Scottish National Party's landslide victory in the Holyrood election in May