In its response to this report, the UK Government should set out what scope it considers for the defence presence in Scotland to be sufficiently scaled up to respond to a scenario where the UK has greater obligations in the North Atlantic and the High North. In particular, its response should consider how rapidly capacity for basing and operating assets from Scottish bases could be increased if required.

In its response to this report, the UK Government should set out what scope it considers for the defence presence in Scotland to be sufficiently scaled up to respond to a scenario where the UK has greater obligations in the North Atlantic and the High North. In particular, its response should consider how rapidly capacity for basing and operating assets from Scottish bases could be increased if required. Type: recommendation | Number: 20 | Paragraph: 89 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: Armed Forced from across the UK would respond in a scenario where the UK has greater obligations in the North Atlantic and the High North. Defence assets located in Scotland do not operate in isolation and in order to fulfil their roles effectively they depend on close integration with other element