Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Wayne David Excerpts
Wednesday 6th July 2016

(8 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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Clearly the parameters have changed, and if any proposition were put forward for any prospective further independence referendum, it would be carried out on an entirely different basis from what we had with the 2014 proposition, and membership of the euro might well be part of that.

Wayne David Portrait Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)
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A close relationship between Scotland and the European Union is obviously in the best interests of Scotland. Has the Secretary of State any specific suggestions about how that relationship might be made real in the future?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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I think I have set out clearly how I see the way forward on these matters, and it lies with the Scottish Government and the UK Government working as closely as they possibly can together. That is the way we will get the best possible arrangements for Scotland. The message from business leaders I met yesterday was that we need a Team UK approach to get that deal for Scotland.