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Owen Thompson

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Environment Bill
Monday 8th November 2021

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Owen Thompson Portrait Owen Thompson (Midlothian) (SNP)
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My hon. Friend clearly made quite a comment. Does she agree that it would bring many things forward if this place came into line with the Scottish Parliament where that sort of behaviour is a criminal offence?

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Of course I agree with my hon. Friend; yes, it would.

The hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) rightly pointed out that that is not allowed here. What would not be allowed and would not happen in an independent Scotland are the kind of shenanigans that took place last week to protect one of the Government’s own and increase the old boys’ network, which they then sent a junior Minister to defend.

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