Scottish Independence Referendum Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Scottish Independence Referendum

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Excerpts
Tuesday 14th March 2017

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Dunlop Portrait Lord Dunlop
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The problem for us is an SNP Government, with their one-track mind, using the pretext of Brexit to pursue their obsession with taking Scotland out of the United Kingdom. We know that the UK market is worth four times more to Scottish businesses than the EU market.

Lord Campbell of Pittenweem Portrait Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (LD)
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My Lords, in view of the unexpected taciturnity of the noble Lord, Lord West, would the Minister care to hazard a guess as to the consequences for warship building on the Clyde in the event of independence?