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Written question asked by Eric Joyce (Independent (affiliation)) on Wednesday, 4 June 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 June 2014. It was answered by Mark Francois (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 June 2014 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Sovereignty: Scotland

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the UK armed forces would lose their jobs as a result of Scottish independence.

Answer

The UK Government is not planning for Scottish independence and neither is the Ministry of Defence. Existing members of the UK armed forces would still be part of the UK armed forces and, as far as the UK Government is concerned, would be able to continue to serve in them, subject to the usual requirements of service.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198711; 582 cc112-3W
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Armed forces Redundancy Scotland Sovereignty
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk