Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 27 October 2010.
Angus Robertson
Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Defence), Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader
11:30,
27 October 2010
The UK Government have known for months the social and economic consequences of defence cuts in Scotland, so will the Secretary of State confirm what specific resources were allocated as part of the comprehensive spending review to mitigate the effects of base closures?
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