"A constituent has written to me in very similar terms about coming to the UK from the USA to “flee Trump”, as he puts it. He did not come here to steal jobs; he came to create them. He came here to start a business, at great sacrifice and financial …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"Earlier I gave an example of an entrepreneur who came to the UK from the USA. He spent a lot of money coming here, and he feels he has spent an important part of his life in the UK—when he could have spent it elsewhere in the world—but he feels …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Member for giving way. I really do think that he is misreading the mood of the House. We are trying to find consensus on what is being debated. He talks about articles in The Guardian and what was in the public domain, but he will …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"I have been waiting for three hours to speak in this debate, and I wanted to talk about consensus, but it seems that my speech comes just one place too late in the list.
I will start by following on from the point that the right hon. Member for Islington …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"That is why I am here, in this debate. I want these documents released, so that we can understand what decisions were made...." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"Hopefully the documents will explain what happened. Hopefully.
I know I do not look old enough, but I have been around for a long time. I can remember Mandelson’s first lap, and his second lap, when he went to the Lords. Now there is this third lap. My general perception …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"On the basis of my knowledge of him, absolutely not, but I have not seen the vetting documents, insubstantial as they appear to be...." Scott Arthur - View Speech
"At lunchtime, during Prime Minister’s Question Time, we heard at length from the Prime Minister that we will release this information, so that people have a chance to look at it. We can speculate, but today’s debate is about releasing the information into the public domain, so that people can …..." Scott Arthur - View Speech