Image caption The audience appeal will run until Wednesday, 13 May

The BBC's Newsnight Scotland programme is appealing for members of the public to join its audience for a debate on issues associated with the independence referendum.

The programme makers would like to hear from people born elsewhere in the British Isles and who are now living in Scotland.

The 2001 census showed that nearly 500,000 people living in Scotland were born in England; 33,000 were from Northern Ireland; 21,000 were from the Republic of Ireland and 17,000 were from Wales.

When, where, time? Programme: Newsnight Scotland Where: BBC Scotland, Pacific Quay, Glasgow, G51 1DA When: Monday, 13 May Times: Doors open at 17:45 with the show being recorded between 19:30 and 20:30. Deadline: Make sure your application is sent by Monday 13 May at 13:00.

What do you make of the independence debate so far? Are there any questions you want answered which you feel have not been addressed yet? And what kind of Scotland would you like to help build?

A panel of guests will help answer those and any other questions you might have.

Of course, if you are not from elsewhere in the British Isles, but feel you have something to say, the debate team would like to hear from you too.

The special programme will be recorded on Monday, 13 May, at BBC Scotland's Glasgow headquarters and participants will need to be available from 17:45 to 20:30.

Guidelines require the BBC to reflect a broad range of views.

To help us do this, we will ask all members of the audience whether they are associated with a political party, if they already have a view on the referendum and where in the British Isles they are from.

Voters in Scotland will go to the polls on Thursday, 18 September, next year when they will be asked the straight yes/no question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"