Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 June 2018.
Mark Lancaster
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence
12:00,
11 June 2018
I understand the SNP’s desire to get more service personnel in Scotland, as that is more service personnel they can tax under their Nat tax—[Interruption.] At least the hon. Gentleman finds it amusing. I am pleased to say that there are 14,000 regular and reserve personnel in Scotland. Also, let us not forget that all of the Royal Navy submarines will be moving to Faslane, and there is the new Typhoon squadron in Lossiemouth and our infantry brigade too.