I think that the House should calm down and examine exactly what the right hon. Gentleman is saying; it is factual. Judith Hart believed in the dispersal of civil service jobs. She headed what was then the Department for Overseas Development. East Kilbride became the headquarters for the United Kingdom, working in tandem with Victoria. It stands to reason that if Scotland is foolish enough—I do not believe it will be—to vote for independence, those jobs will simply be lost because they are serving a much bigger united—
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Tom Clarke
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 12 September 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill.
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