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Scotland and the Union

My hon. Friend has far more knowledge of the EU than virtually any other Member, with the possible exception of our hon. Friend the Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Michael Connarty). As I understand it, a new treaty of enlargement would require a referendum in certain countries—France, in particular. Is the logical conclusion of the SNP’s policy, therefore, that Scotland’s future membership of the EU, and the jobs, prosperity and trade that go with it, would be placed in the hands of the French electorate, which could then decide whether Scotland re-enters the EU? Is that in Scotland’s best interests?