Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mel Stride and Lord Willetts

Thursday 10th April 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Willetts]

The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Although Scotland has about 8% of the nation’s GDP, it gets about 15% of the public research income that is allocated across institutions, because of the excellence of the research in institutions in Scotland. That works to the advantage of Scotland and to the advantage of the entire United Kingdom, and that is why we are better off together.

[Mel Stride (Central Devon) (Con)]

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