Defence Transformation Debate

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Department: Ministry of Defence

Defence Transformation

Baroness Laing of Elderslie Excerpts
Monday 18th July 2011

(13 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State tell the House what would happen to the 2,500 extra jobs that he is creating, and the significant investment that UK forces are about to make in Scotland, if Scotland decided to separate from the rest of the United Kingdom?

Liam Fox Portrait Dr Fox
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The arrangements that we have set out today, with the Crown forces underpinning the security of the United Kingdom, will continue as long as the United Kingdom itself exists.