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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Foreign and Commonwealth Office – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 21 January 2014.

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Photo of Frank Roy Frank Roy Labour, Motherwell and Wishaw 11:30, 21 January 2014

What assessment has the Secretary of State made as to whether an independent Scotland would be able to regulate within the EU without having to negotiate to join in the first place?

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