Monthly Archives: October 2012

HOME RULE IN A FEDERAL UK BEST FOR SCOTLAND

The Scottish Liberal Democrats overwhelmingly supported the Home Rule and Community Rule Commission’s report: ‘Federalism: the best future for Scotland’ at Conference. Under the Chairmanship of Sir Menzies Campbell MP, the Commission has recommended that home rule powers for the …

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SNP ADMISSION ON LACK OF EU LEGAL ADVICE “SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND”

Scottish Liberal Democrat MP Sir Menzies Campbell has blasted the SNP Scottish Government for its “contempt for the Scottish people” after it admitted that it did not possess any legal advice on EU membership in the event of an independent …

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Global Food Security

Menzies Campbell has signed EDM69. Motion reads: “That this House believes the UK should maintain its leadership role in ending world hunger and poverty by pushing for new commitments on nutrition and food security at the 2012 G8 summit at Camp David; …

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Transposition Of Eu Directive 2010/63/eu And Animal Experiments

Menzies Campbell has seconded EDM193A1. Motion reads: “leave out from `House’ to end and add `opposes the use of stray cats and dogs in experiments; and notes that in the RSPCA report that they have looked very carefully into the use of stray animals f…

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Nuclear Fleet | Oral Answers to Questions – Defence | Commons debates

We should not be too hard on SNP Members. I am sure that pressing engagements in their constituencies have prevented them from attending Defence questions. Does my right hon. Friend agree that we…

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