Scottish Affairs Committee - Eighth Report
The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: How would Separation affect jobs in the Scottish defence industry?

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 26 March 2013.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

Economy and jobs

2 Defence procurement and domestic industry

Budget

Procurement budget

Funding for Research and Technology

Implications of a smaller budget

What this would mean for the Scottish defence industry

3 Operational advantage and security of supply

Operational advantage

Article 346

4 Regulation and official secrets

Regulation and export controls

Security vetting in the defence industry

Regulation and the US

5 Uncertainty and the transition

Active defence industrial policy and supporting Scottish industry

Joint procurement

6 Conclusion

Foreign relations and Trident

Defence policy and the defence industry

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex

Formal Minutes

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 8 April 2013