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HANSARD Business of the HouseFortunately, the legal texts were available from the EU before the Government made them available. Does the Leader of the House, like me, welcome the fact that, under article 12…17 Oct 2019HANSARDTurkish Incursion into Northern SyriaOn Radio 4 this morning, there was harrowing testimony from a British woman who is a volunteer ambulance driver in the region about the atrocities that she has witnessed. There is…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Imprisonment of Catalan LeadersI know that the Minister, like others on the Conservative Benches, values highly freedom of speech. Freedom of speech and freedom of expression are protected under the European…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesI was not aware of that. Certainly my party, the Scottish National party, believes that MPs should devote themselves full time to that job. That is why I have been a…08 Oct 2019HANSARD US Troop Withdrawal from Northern SyriaThe Kurdish diaspora has a sizeable presence in Scotland, with a community centre at Dumbryden in my constituency. I know they would wish me to remind the UK Government of the…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesInfamous.08 Oct 2019HANSARDJudiciary: IndependenceI thank the Lord Chancellor for speaking out in favour of the independence of the judiciary. Lord Hope of Craighead, a former Deputy President of the Supreme Court and Lord…08 Oct 2019HANSARDJudiciary: IndependenceYesterday a Scottish court recorded the Prime Minister’s unequivocal promise to comply with his statutory duties under the Benn Act. The judge, Lord Pentland, said: “it would be…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Procedure for Appointing JudgesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) on…08 Oct 2019HANSARDOperation Midland Independent ReportFalse allegations of sexual assault and abuse may be rare, but they do happen. They harm not only the wrongfully accused, but those who have been the victims of sexual assault and…07 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesIt has been interesting to watch the Minister’s position morph from “We are prepared to leave without a deal” to “We will be leaving without a deal” in the course of this…07 Oct 2019HANSARDUS Tariffs: Scotch WhiskyI must say that it is wonderful to hear a UK Government Minister recognise the enormous value that Scotch adds to the UK economy. I hope he will remember that next time his…07 Oct 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateNo, I will not give way. The Scottish Conservatives—and sometimes, I am afraid to say, the Scottish Labour party, but in fairness, not the English Labour party—often like to…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateIf the worst thing the Irish could say of the European Union is that it made them vote twice, I can imagine they have a lot worse things to say about their relationship and their…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectoratePerhaps if the Government brought some proper business forward, there would be more people here. I want to return to what Lady Hale said. The judgment of the Supreme Court this…26 Sept 2019HANSARDCompliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019The Minister has repeatedly said this morning that he will obey the law, but it is the law of the land that, if the Prime Minister cannot get a deal or a no deal through this…26 Sept 2019HANSARDPrinciples of Democracy and the Rights of the ElectorateMay I return the Minister to the subject of EU citizens? When I am out campaigning in the streets of Edinburgh South West in a British general election, EU citizens often come up…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: ProrogationI too took a close interest in the case. Let me start by assuring the Attorney General that I am not going to call for his resignation—yet. Yesterday was a very special day for…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Legal Advice: Prorogation(Urgent Question): To ask the Attorney General if he will make a statement about his legal opinion on the advice given to Her Majesty the Queen to prorogue Parliament.25 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's UpdateIn my naivety, Mr Speaker, I thought we were coming to hear a statement on the Supreme Court judgment, but instead we have been treated to the sort of populist rant one expects to…25 Sept 2019