Speeches by Lamont.

“10. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the remit of the national statutory inquiry into grooming gangs to include Scotland.”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I pay tribute to my constituent David Reid, who has done a huge amount of work to promote this petition, including by wearing his Parky charter T-shirt around the Scottish Borders. I met him most recently at the Border Union show, where he spoke about the peti…”

“My constituent Evelyn Armstrong, aged 104, has recently been awarded France’s highest military honour, the Légion d’honneur, for the vital role she played as a plotter and flight controller in the second world war, when she served in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. She is truly an amazing woman. Will the Leader of the…”

“Rural and farm crime is a big problem in my constituency in the Scottish Borders which operates across the border between Scotland and England. What discussions has the Solicitor General had with authorities in Scotland to ensure higher prosecution rates for those operating cross-border?”

“Good afternoon, gentleman. Sir Michael, you mentioned the Contempt of Court Act and how the liability on the assessment is slightly different in that it is about if a statement could substantially prejudice a case, as opposed to preventing any commentary at all. It has been suggested to us that the language of the Cont…”

“Would that be at the point of arrest or the point of charge?”

“Although there is no formal call list, there is undoubtedly an informal call list. If you go up to the Speaker’s Chair and speak to whoever is in the Chair, one of the Clerks will give you an indication of where you are on the list, especially in popular debates, and whether you are going to get called or not. Is that …”

“To follow up the point about the Scottish Parliament and call lists, you are right that there are call lists—they are not published—but they are completely controlled by the party Whips. When I was the Chief Whip for the Scottish Conservatives when I was an MSP, we determined who would get to speak, not the Presiding O…”

“Although there is no formal call list, there is undoubtedly an informal call list. If you go up to the Speaker’s Chair and speak to whoever is in the Chair, one of the Clerks will give you an indication of where you are on the list, especially in popular debates, and whether you are going to get called or not. Is that …”

“To follow up the point about the Scottish Parliament and call lists, you are right that there are call lists—they are not published—but they are completely controlled by the party Whips. When I was the Chief Whip for the Scottish Conservatives when I was an MSP, we determined who would get to speak, not the Presiding O…”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) on securing the debate. I am going to give a Scottish perspective, similar to that of the hon. Member for North Northumberland (David Smith) but from the Scottish side of the border.…”

“T7. Last month, the SNP Government in Edinburgh released their latest independence propaganda paper. Unbelievably, it said that nuclear weapons would have no place in an independent Scotland. Does the Minister agree that Scottish independence would be a gift to Britain’s enemies and would put at risk the hard work of o…”

“There are many displaced people in other countries in the region as a consequence of the violence in Sudan. What additional support are the UK Government giving to those countries to support those displaced people?”

“I am told that the predecessor Committee, back in 2006, took the view that there was no later workable “trigger point” for the sub judice resolution biting on coroners courts and inquests, despite their often lengthy nature and long periods of inactivity. Have there been any substantive changes in how those legal proce…”

“First-tier tribunals are not covered by the resolution. Can you explain why that is, and whether you think it is clear what types of courts and cases are and are not covered?”

“So you are content to have different bite points between the different types of cases?”

“Thinking about the difference between criminal cases and civil cases, the latter usually run for significantly longer periods of time than the former. Do you think it is appropriate to have the sub judice rule applicable for that entire period, or is there a more appropriate point of applicability?”

“Tom, I was reflecting on one of your earlier comments while I was voting. You said the Table Office monitors who has been charged. How much resource does that take, and how do you actually do that practically?”

“I think Tom was just finishing his remarks.”

“I understand that in the devolved Parliaments the sub judice rule applies in criminal cases from the point of arrest, rather than from the point of charge. What are your reflections on that? Should it be consistent across the UK?”