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Brexit impact study `will not be published? UK government assessments of the potential economic impact of Brexit on Scotland will not be made public, the Brexit secretary has confirmed.

25 October 2017

But the analysis will be shared with the Scottish government, David Davis told a committee of MPs. Mr Davis told the Brexit select committee that publishing the analysis could undermine the national interest. However, Nicola Sturgeon said people had a right to know how leaving the EU would affect all areas of the UK. And she said any refusal to release the information to the public would be "unconscionable". Research published by the London School of Economics earlier this week estimated the loss of economic output in Scotland could be £30bn.

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