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 ? ”

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arc(r_0016_0009__was_r_0016_0010__asked,r_0016_0003__3_r_0016_0004__September_r_0016_0005__2019,r_0016_0002__On__tmp).
arc(r_0016_0009__was_r_0016_0010__asked,r_0016_0006__the_r_0016_0007__Prime_r_0016_0008__Minister,arg2).
arc(r_0016_0009__was_r_0016_0010__asked,r_0016_0012__the_r_0016_0013__House,r_0016_0011__in__loc).
arc(r_0016_0009__was_r_0016_0010__asked,z_0016_1006__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,prd2).
arc(r_0016_0018__Is,r_0016_0025__have_r_0016_0026__refused,argn0).
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,r_0016_0024__servants,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0025__have_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,r_0016_0046__and,arg2).
arc(r_0016_0040__Were_r_0016_0050__asked,r_0016_0053__so_r_0016_0052__do,arg1).
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_0053__so_r_0016_0052__do,r_0016_0046__and,arg0).
arc(r_0016_0055__and,r_0016_0040__Were_r_0016_0050__asked,conj1).
arc(r_0016_0055__and,r_0016_0058__agree,conj2).
arc(r_0016_0058__agree,r_0016_0046__and,arg0).
arc(z_0016_1006__utterance,z_0016_1008__question,part1).
arc(z_0016_1006__utterance,z_0016_1028__question,part2).
arc(z_0016_1008__question,r_0016_0018__Is,keep_scope).
arc(z_0016_1028__question,r_0016_0055__and,keep_scope).


IP-MAT LST LS 15.1 PP-TMP 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-LOC 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-PRD2 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 NP D the N director PP P-ROLE of NP ADJP ADJ legislative NS affairs CONJP CONJ and NP D the NPR Cabinet NPR Secretary IP-PPL-CAT NP-LGS * VBD;~Dn.t asked IP-INF-OB1 TO to DO do ADVP-CNT 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-TMP (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-LOC (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-PRD2 (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 (NP (D the;{the})
                                                                                                 (N director;{director})
                                                                                                 (PP (P-ROLE of;{of})
                                                                                                     (NP (ADJP (ADJ legislative;{legislative}))
                                                                                                         (NS affairs;{affair}))))
                                                                                             (CONJP (CONJ and;{and})
                                                                                                    (NP (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-CNT (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))