All 1 Debates between Nigel Evans and Anas Sarwar

Tue 26th Jun 2012

Defence Reform

Debate between Nigel Evans and Anas Sarwar
Tuesday 26th June 2012

(12 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Anas Sarwar Portrait Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central) (Lab)
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Will my hon. Friend give way?

Nigel Evans Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Nigel Evans)
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Order. Before the shadow Minister takes that intervention, may I just point out that this is a time-limited debate and he has been incredibly generous in the interventions he has taken? That is not, however, to stop the intervention he is about to take.

Anas Sarwar Portrait Anas Sarwar
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I come back to that important point about the separation of Scotland from the rest of the United Kingdom. Is my hon. Friend aware of comments made by Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, earlier this year? He called the MOD plans exactly the sort of “configuration you’d want”.