Sittings of the House (29 March) Debate

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Sittings of the House (29 March)

Stewart Malcolm McDonald Excerpts
Thursday 28th March 2019

(5 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait Angus Brendan MacNeil
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The humiliation for the Brexiteers is greater and deeper than any single Scottish nationalist could have imagined. Not only are they here because the European Union demands that they be here, but they have to put off their festivals as a result of the European Union’s demand. It is humiliation for them.

Stewart Malcolm McDonald Portrait Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South) (SNP)
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As this is a debate on a sittings of the House motion, might it be in order for my hon. Friend to list the things that we could debate instead of this fixed-up motion that the Government have introduced with 10 minutes’ notice? I am sure my hon. Friend would like to adumbrate a great many things that could be on tomorrow’s Order Paper; would he care to give the House a bit of that?

Angus Brendan MacNeil Portrait Angus Brendan MacNeil
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Absolutely. My hon. Friend makes a good point. In a number of business questions sessions, I and other Members have asked the Leader of the House for time to make progress on the Refugees (Family Reunion) (No. 2) Bill—