Monthly Archives: April 2012

Clause 17 – The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law | Scotland Bill | Commons debates

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way, as I deduced that he was about to conclude. Is it not important to remember that the case of Cadder raised the issue of the right to legal…

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Clause 17 – The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law | Scotland Bill | Commons debates

Many of us in the House would wish to associate ourselves with the very generous and entirely appropriate remarks that the Minister made about Paul McBride. May I put it to the Minister that…

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Clause 17 – The Lord Advocate: Convention rights and Community law | Scotland Bill | Commons debates

The Minister will recall that the attitude taken, to which both of us have referred, was to suggest that there should be no role of any kind for the Supreme Court in relation to any criminal…

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Coastguard Station Closure (No. 3)

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM2848. Motion reads: “That this House is alarmed by the Government’s plans to close coastguard stations at Clyde, Forth, Yarmouth, Thames, Portland, Brixham, Solent, Swansea and Liverpool; notes that this would reduce the …

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Brain Tumour Awareness Month And Wear A Hat Day

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM2908. Motion reads: “That this House welcomes the fact that March is brain tumour awareness month; notes the e-petition of Livingston resident Rachel Clark which supports the three asks of the Brain Tumour Consortium’s ma…

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