Sovereignty: Scotland
International Development
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East, Labour)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development
(1) what correspondence (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with the Scottish Government on the consequences of Scotland leaving the UK; and if he will place any such correspondence in the Library;
(2) what discussions (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials
in his Department have had with Scottish Government Ministers or
officials on the consequences of Scotland leaving the UK.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
Ministers and Officials at DFID have not had any discussions or correspondence with the Scottish Government on the consequences of Scotland leaving the UK.
The Government's position is clear: Scotland is stronger as part of the UK and the UK is stronger with Scotland in it.
The
Government is not making plans for independence as we are confident
that people in Scotland will continue to support the United Kingdom in
any referendum.
