Cross-party agreement was reached today to protect jobs
threatened by the Tory-LibDem Government’s Strategic Defence Review.

The joint submission will be lodged to the UK Government’s
review of military spending on behalf of the SNP Government and the opposition
parties at Holyrood.

The submission outlines the undeniable case for keeping
the jobs and skills in Scotland.

First Minister Alex Salmond said: "The more united
Scotland's voice is, the stronger it will be, which is why this cross-party
submission is of vital importance.

"The document is about the compelling case for
Scotland and Scottish jobs and skills.

"The different parties have different policies on
issues such as Trident - which the Scottish Government and many others strongly
oppose – but this submission is about what unites us and what we do agree on.

"This is an issue that affects families and
communities the length and breadth of Scotland, including the need to secure the
aircraft carrier contract work being carried out on the Clyde and at Rosyth,
and the RAF bases at Kinloss and Lossiemouth currently under threat from the UK
defence review."