Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Scotland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Philip Hollobone Excerpts
Wednesday 11th January 2012

(12 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. Let me just point out to the Minister that I do not have my own Scottish Government.

Philip Hollobone Portrait Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend believe that were Scotland to become separate from the United Kingdom, and were it to be forced to join the eurozone as a condition of re-entry into the European Union, that would hinder or help inward investment into Scotland?

David Mundell Portrait David Mundell
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Uncertainty over Scotland’s position in the EU, and uncertainty over which currency Scotland would use if it were ever to become independent, would certainly hinder inward investment into Scotland.