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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" What assessment he has made of the implications for the strength of the Union of recent differences in UK and Scottish Government policy on international law. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 01 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"Given that the Cabinet Office refused to answer my written questions within the agreed timescales, will the Minister confirm whether his Department undertakes opinion polling and research into public attitudes to the Union? If that is the case, will he commit to putting that information in the public domain, since …..."
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Written Question
Devolution: Public Opinion
Thursday 1st October 2020

Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts worth under £25,000 his Department commissioned in each of the last twelve months on polling the general public on their attitudes towards the union.

Answered by Chloe Smith

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQs 82315 and 82316 on 9 September 2020.

Written Question
Devolution: Public Opinion
Thursday 1st October 2020

Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent in each of the last twelve months on polling the general public on their attitudes to the union.

Answered by Chloe Smith

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQs 82315 and 82316 on 9 September 2020.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"  The Prime Minister will know that next May there are elections to the Scottish Parliament, and I am sure he will agree that the question of how Scotland is governed will be central to that campaign. I know that he is a keen student of the democratic principle, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I must say that it is astonishing and perhaps a little bit frightening that here we are, elected representatives in a democratic country, meeting to give serious consideration to proposals that threaten the peace in Northern Ireland, pave the way for the breaking of international treaties and represent the undermining …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I was going on to make this point, which answers that question. Rather than have the funds taken to London and have London set the priorities for all parts of the United Kingdom and then disburse funds to a local authority or to anyone else in Scotland if it fits …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I think that people living in Scotland care that the priorities for spending on infrastructure in Scotland are determined by them and the representatives they elect, rather than by a Conservative majority Government who do not have a mandate in Scotland. That whole point considers that we even agree with …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

" It is clear that, while sharing the same objective, the nations of the United Kingdom have taken differing approaches to dealing with the pandemic. To enable restart and recovery, the devolved national Administrations may require additional powers under the devolution settlement, particularly with regard to the economy. If the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions

"3. What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to her Department. ..."
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