Question reference: S6W-05254
- Asked by: Dean Lockhart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 December 2021
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 25 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has adopted, as part of its plans for an independent Scotland, the terms of the motion reportedly passed at the SNP conference 2021 to establish a Scottish Central Bank and a new Scottish currency as soon as possible in an independent Scotland.
Answer
The pound sterling is Scotland’s currency and will continue to be on independence until it is judged that conditions are suitable for individuals and businesses to move to an independent Scottish currency.
An independent Scotland will establish a Scottish Central Bank.