Economic Recovery and Welfare

Part of Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day] – in the House of Commons at 7:54 pm on 19 October 2009.

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Photo of John Mason John Mason Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) 7:54, 19 October 2009

I look forward to that.

Those issues are inextricably linked, and it is because of the constitution that Scotland is where it is. We have suffered unnecessarily because we are part of the UK. The constitution affects the way in which we spend the money that we have, and we have to prioritise. We should judge expenditure by the way in which it affects jobs, and whether it is sustainable.