Monthly Archives: October 2014

European Council | Oral Answers to Questions – Education | Commons debates

May I endorse my right hon. Friend’s remarks about Afghanistan and those who gave their lives there? On this occasion, however, could we spare a thought for those who have survived, but who…

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ISIL: Iraq and Syria | Business of the House | Commons debates

I personally find it increasingly difficult to justify the distinction in our policy between Iraq and Syria. If the town of Kobane falls, the outcome for its inhabitants, based on previous…

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Devolution (Scotland Referendum) | Bill Presented | Commons debates

I have the advantage of having heard the most perceptive and well-reasoned speech by my right hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Michael Moore), the former Secretary…

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Devolution (Scotland Referendum) | Bill Presented | Commons debates

I am not suggesting we hit it into the long grass. All I am suggesting is that, before we make a change of such a profound nature, we give careful consideration. We should remember the theory of…

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Devolution (Scotland Referendum) | Bill Presented | Commons debates

No, I am going to make some progress. I had the advantage, if that is the right way to put it, of hearing the First Minister this morning on the radio. To say that he was concerned about the…

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