Question reference: S3O-10512
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 13 May 2010
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Current status: Answered by John Swinney on 13 May 2010
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the cancellation of the renewal of the Trident nuclear missile system would have on the Scottish budget.
Answer
Cancellation of the Trident nuclear missile system would create an opportunity to spend a significant sum of public money on other public spending priorities. Scotland would be entitled to the consequentials if there were any increases to comparable spending programmes such as health or education resulting from the savings created by the cancellation.