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The focus in Whitehall

Treasury: Scotland's economic performance, currency and monetary policy, tax and spending, debt and borrowing, banking and financial services.

Cabinet Office: Legal basis of independence and secession from the UK, culture, heritage, identity and the "hearts and minds" story of Scotland in the UK.

Foreign Office: An independent Scotland's membership of the European Union and other international bodies such as Nato.

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