Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Scotland – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 26 June 2013.
Menzies Campbell
Liberal Democrat, North East Fife
11:30,
26 June 2013
May I commend my right hon. Friend on the positive case that he is making? As he has just been joined on the Treasury Bench by the Secretary of State for Defence, will he ensure that all Government Departments including the Ministry of Defence take every opportunity to examine critically the defence proposals of the Scottish National party and the Scottish Government, which have yet again been the subject of strong criticism in an independent report this week?
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