Oral QuestionScotland Office

“What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Spring Budget 2023 on Scotland.”

Tabled: 21 March 2023Answered: 29 March 2023

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Scotland

Answer from Hansard

The Prime Minister

What we contribute into a pot is parts for fighter jets, and if we were to stop that, they could not be used by other countries in other conflicts, including those in which we are involved— [ Interruption. ] The hon. Member does not know the detail at all. They are not sold directly. They go into a pot. If we were to stop that, they would not then be available to others around the world who desperately need them in the conflicts they are engaged in, and that is why we will not do it.