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HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawLord Keen’s resignation was in keeping with the highest traditions of the Scottish Bar. The Lord Chancellor has said that he wants us to consider his own actions as an MP and a…22 Sept 2020HANSARDUK Internal Market Bill: Rule of LawThe Bill affords the United Kingdom Government the power to breach obligations that they freely entered into less than a year ago, rather than employ the dispute mechanism that…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the Minister give way?21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat is correct. It is worrying to hear my hon. Friend talk about the Kirk, as he and I were both brought up in the opposite persuasion, but of course the Church of Scotland is…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillNo, I am not going to give way. It simply does not work that way: Britannia does not rule the waves any longer and has not done so for some time. I regret to say that while I have…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillNo, I am going to make some progress. It is what we would call at the Scottish Bar a load of old mince. That is not just my view; as I said in an intervention, it is the view of…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will make some progress. Such excuses as those that the Government’s Law Officers who remain in post have sought to make for this do not stand up. I am very proud, as a member…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI rise to speak in favour of amendments 43 and 44, in my name, and to support the amendments tabled by the Scottish National party, our friends from the SDLP and our friend from…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillDoes the answer to the question raised by the hon. Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) about the German constitutional court not lie in what our own United Kingdom Supreme Court…21 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI respectfully remind the Minister that the SNP has 48 Members in the House, not just one MP. I am grateful to him for giving way, because he has dealt with amendment 43, which I…21 Sept 2020HANSARDSentencing White PaperI thank the Lord Chancellor for his customary courtesy in affording me advance sight of his statement. However, it is a little difficult to stomach rhetoric about how tough this…16 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThat remains to be seen.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillThe Sewel convention—which was put on a statutory footing before the hon. Lady was a Member of the House, but many of us who were at that time will remember it—states that this…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillIs the hon. Lady aware of the Sewel convention? If so, what is her objection to amendment 29, in the names of my hon. Friends?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI am going to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question. The Scottish National party wants Scotland to remain part of the European Union—a single market of more than 500 million…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillNo, answer my question.15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillLet me take the hon. Gentleman back to his comments a moment ago, when he lectured my colleagues and me on the importance of being part of the same political union in order to…15 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Sept 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Fiscal SupportThe events and conferences industry was the first to be affected by lockdown and will be the last to see demand return. Many freelancers, such as my constituent Karen Colvin, have…15 Sept 2020