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Scotland and the Union

The hon. Gentleman prayed in aid the support of George Mathewson, as his party has done incessantly throughout the campaign. Mr. Mathewson did play a large, important and significant part in building up Scotland’s financial services sector. Would the hon. Gentleman reflect on and care to comment on what part George Mitchell, Sir Peter Burt and Jim Spowatt played? Did they play any role whatsoever in building up Scotland’s financial services industry, or were they just bit-part players? If they played any role at all, what is the hon. Gentleman’s view on their opinion that separating Scotland from the UK would be a disaster for financial services institutions in Scotland?