16_a_major_case
15.1 On 3 September 2019 the Prime Minister was asked in the House of Commons: “Is it true that senior civil servants have refused to sign witness statements for ongoing legal proceedings relating to the prorogation? Were the director of legislative affairs and the Cabinet Secretary asked to do so, and did they agree?”

0016_0009__was was 0016_0003__3_0016_0004__Septembe0016_0005__2019 3_september_2019 0016_0009__was->0016_0003__3_0016_0004__Septembe0016_0005__2019 on[nim] 0016_0010__asked asked 0016_0009__was->0016_0010__asked [scope] 0016_0006__the_0016_0007__Prime_0016_0008__Minister the_prime_minister 0016_0010__asked->0016_0006__the_0016_0007__Prime_0016_0008__Minister [arg2] 0016_0012__the_0016_0013__House the_house 0016_0010__asked->0016_0012__the_0016_0013__House in[nim] staz_0016_5038 * 0016_0010__asked->staz_0016_5038 [arg0] z_0016_5003 [utterance] 0016_0010__asked->z_0016_5003 [arg1] 0016_0015__Commons commons 0016_0012__the_0016_0013__House->0016_0015__Commons of 0016_0018__Is is z_0016_5003->0016_0018__Is [part1] 0016_0055__and and z_0016_5003->0016_0055__and [part2] 0016_0020__true true 0016_0018__Is->0016_0020__true [prd] 0016_0025__have have 0016_0018__Is->0016_0025__have [arg0] 0016_0026__refused refused 0016_0025__have->0016_0026__refused [scope] 0016_0024__servants servants 0016_0022__senior senior 0016_0024__servants->0016_0022__senior [attrib] 0016_0023__civil civil 0016_0024__servants->0016_0023__civil [attrib] 0016_0026__refused->0016_0024__servants [arg0] 0016_0028__sign sign 0016_0026__refused->0016_0028__sign [arg1] 0016_0028__sign->0016_0024__servants [arg0] 0016_0029__witness_0016_0030__statements witness_statements 0016_0028__sign->0016_0029__witness_0016_0030__statements [arg1] 0016_0034__proceedings proceedings 0016_0029__witness_0016_0030__statements->0016_0034__proceedings for 0016_0032__ongoing ongoing 0016_0034__proceedings->0016_0032__ongoing [attrib] 0016_0033__legal legal 0016_0034__proceedings->0016_0033__legal [attrib] 0016_0035__relating relating 0016_0035__relating->0016_0034__proceedings [arg0] 0016_0037__the_0016_0038__prorogation the_prorogation 0016_0035__relating->0016_0037__the_0016_0038__prorogation to[clr] 0016_0040__Were were 0016_0050__asked asked 0016_0040__Were->0016_0050__asked [scope] 0016_0046__and and 0016_0050__asked->0016_0046__and [arg2] 0016_0052__do_0016_0053__so do_so 0016_0050__asked->0016_0052__do_0016_0053__so [arg1] staz_0016_5029 * 0016_0050__asked->staz_0016_5029 [arg0] 0016_0041__the_0016_0042__director the_director 0016_0045__affairs affairs 0016_0041__the_0016_0042__director->0016_0045__affairs of 0016_0044__legislative legislative 0016_0045__affairs->0016_0044__legislative [attrib] 0016_0046__and->0016_0041__the_0016_0042__director [conj1] 0016_0047__the_0016_0048__Cabinet_0016_0049__Secretary the_cabinet_secretary 0016_0046__and->0016_0047__the_0016_0048__Cabinet_0016_0049__Secretary [conj2] 0016_0052__do_0016_0053__so->0016_0046__and [arg0] 0016_0055__and->0016_0040__Were [conj1] 0016_0056__did_0016_0058__agree did_agree 0016_0055__and->0016_0056__did_0016_0058__agree [conj2] 0016_0056__did_0016_0058__agree->0016_0046__and [arg0]
arc(r_0016_0009__was,r_0016_0003__3_r_0016_0004__September_r_0016_0005__2019,r_0016_0002__On__nim).
arc(r_0016_0009__was,r_0016_0010__asked,keep_scope).
arc(r_0016_0010__asked,r_0016_0006__the_r_0016_0007__Prime_r_0016_0008__Minister,arg2).
arc(r_0016_0010__asked,r_0016_0012__the_r_0016_0013__House,r_0016_0011__in__nim).
arc(r_0016_0010__asked,star_z_0016_5038,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0010__asked,z_0016_5003__utterance,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0012__the_r_0016_0013__House,r_0016_0015__Commons,r_0016_0014__of).
arc(r_0016_0018__Is,r_0016_0020__true,prd).
arc(r_0016_0018__Is,r_0016_0025__have,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0024__servants,r_0016_0022__senior,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0024__servants,r_0016_0023__civil,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0025__have,r_0016_0026__refused,keep_scope).
arc(r_0016_0026__refused,r_0016_0024__servants,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0026__refused,r_0016_0028__sign,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0028__sign,r_0016_0024__servants,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0028__sign,r_0016_0029__witness_r_0016_0030__statements,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0029__witness_r_0016_0030__statements,r_0016_0034__proceedings,r_0016_0031__for).
arc(r_0016_0034__proceedings,r_0016_0032__ongoing,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0034__proceedings,r_0016_0033__legal,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0035__relating,r_0016_0034__proceedings,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0035__relating,r_0016_0037__the_r_0016_0038__prorogation,r_0016_0036__to__clr).
arc(r_0016_0040__Were,r_0016_0050__asked,keep_scope).
arc(r_0016_0041__the_r_0016_0042__director,r_0016_0045__affairs,r_0016_0043__of).
arc(r_0016_0045__affairs,r_0016_0044__legislative,attrib).
arc(r_0016_0046__and,r_0016_0041__the_r_0016_0042__director,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0046__and,r_0016_0047__the_r_0016_0048__Cabinet_r_0016_0049__Secretary,conj2).
arc(r_0016_0050__asked,r_0016_0046__and,arg2).
arc(r_0016_0050__asked,r_0016_0052__do_r_0016_0053__so,arg1).
arc(r_0016_0050__asked,star_z_0016_5029,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0052__do_r_0016_0053__so,r_0016_0046__and,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0055__and,r_0016_0040__Were,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0055__and,r_0016_0056__did_r_0016_0058__agree,conj2).
arc(r_0016_0056__did_r_0016_0058__agree,r_0016_0046__and,arg0).
arc(z_0016_5003__utterance,r_0016_0018__Is,part1).
arc(z_0016_5003__utterance,r_0016_0055__and,part2).


IP-MAT LST LS 15.1 PP-NIM P-ROLE On NP NPR 3 NPR September NPR 2019 NP-SBJ D the NPR Prime NPR Minister BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VVN;~Dn.r asked PP-NIM P-ROLE in NP D the N House PP P-ROLE of NP NS Commons PUNC : PULQ utterance-OB1 CP-QUE-MAT IP-SUB BEP;~La Is NP-SBJ PRO;_provisional_ it ADJP-PRD ADJ true CP-THT-NSBJ IP-SUB C that NP-SBJ ADJP ADJ senior ADJP ADJ civil NS servants HVP;~cat_Ve have IP-PPL-CAT VVN refused IP-INF-OB1 TO to VB sign NP-OB1 N witness NS statements PP P-ROLE for NP ADJP ADJ ongoing ADJP ADJ legal NS proceedings IP-PPL VAG relating PP-CLR P-ROLE to NP D the N prorogation PUNC ? CP-QUE-MAT IP-SUB ILYR ILYR BED;~cat_Vt Were NP-SBJ NLYR NLYR D the N director PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ legislative NS affairs CONJP CONJ and NLYR D the NPR Cabinet NPR Secretary IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VBD;~Dn.t asked IP-INF-OB1 TO to DO do ADVP-CLR ADV so PUNC , CONJP CONJ and ILYR DOD did NP-SBJ PRO they VB;~I agree PUNC ? PURQ
( (IP-MAT (LST (LS 15<dot>1))
          (PP-NIM (P-ROLE On;{on})
                  (NP (NPR 3)
                      (NPR September;{September})
                      (NPR 2019)))
          (NP-SBJ;{JOHNSON} (D the;{the})
                            (NPR Prime;{Prime})
                            (NPR Minister;{Minister}))
          (BED;~cat_Ve_passive_ was;{be})
          (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                      (VVN;~Dn.r asked;{ask})
                      (PP-NIM (P-ROLE in;{in})
                              (NP (D the;{the})
                                  (N House;{house})
                                  (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                      (NP (NS Commons;{common})))))
                      (PUNC :)
                      (PULQ <ldquo>)
                      (utterance-OB1 (CP-QUE-MAT (IP-SUB (BEP;~La Is;{be})
                                                         (NP-SBJ (PRO;_provisional_ it;{it}))
                                                         (ADJP-PRD (ADJ true;{true}))
                                                         (CP-THT-NSBJ (IP-SUB (C that;{that})
                                                                              (NP-SBJ (ADJP (ADJ senior;{senior}))
                                                                                      (ADJP (ADJ civil;{civil}))
                                                                                      (NS servants;{servant}))
                                                                              (HVP;~cat_Ve have;{have})
                                                                              (IP-PPL-CAT (VVN refused;{refuse})
                                                                                          (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                                                                      (VB sign;{sign})
                                                                                                      (NP-OB1 (N witness;{witness})
                                                                                                              (NS statements;{statement})
                                                                                                              (PP (P-ROLE for;{for})
                                                                                                                  (NP (ADJP (ADJ ongoing;{ongoing}))
                                                                                                                      (ADJP (ADJ legal;{legal}))
                                                                                                                      (NS proceedings;{proceeding})
                                                                                                                      (IP-PPL (VAG relating;{relate})
                                                                                                                              (PP-CLR (P-ROLE to;{to})
                                                                                                                                      (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                                                                          (N prorogation;{prorogation}))))))))))))
                                                 (PUNC ?))
                                     (CP-QUE-MAT (IP-SUB (ILYR (ILYR (BED;~cat_Vt Were;{be})
                                                                     (NP-SBJ;{DOLA+CS} (NLYR (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                                                                   (N director;{director})
                                                                                                   (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                                       (NP (ADJP (ADJ legislative;{legislative}))
                                                                                                           (NS affairs;{affair}))))
                                                                                             (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                    (NLYR (D the;{the})
                                                                                                          (NPR Cabinet;{Cabinet})
                                                                                                          (NPR Secretary;{Secretary})))))
                                                                     (IP-PPL-CAT (NP-LGS *)
                                                                                 (VBD;~Dn.t asked;{ask})
                                                                                 (IP-INF-OB1 (TO to;{to})
                                                                                             (DO do;{do})
                                                                                             (ADVP-CLR (ADV so;{so})))))
                                                               (PUNC ,)
                                                               (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                      (ILYR (DOD did;{do})
                                                                            (NP-SBJ;{DOLA+CS} (PRO they;{they}))
                                                                            (VB;~I agree;{agree})))))
                                                 (PUNC ?)))
                      (PURQ <rdquo>)))
  (ID 16_a_major_case))