▁( 4 8 . 5 % ), ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁ 1 6 , 8 3 7 . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁Education ▁Select ▁Committee ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁ma iden ▁speech , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁j ok ingly ▁referred ▁to ▁Oliver ▁C rom well ' s ▁sale ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁into ▁colonial ▁sla very ▁as ▁" an ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁L oth ian ▁question ▁– ▁but ▁not ▁one , ▁of ▁course , ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁recommend ", ▁she ▁apolog ised ▁were ▁any ▁off ence ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁caused ▁by ▁such ▁comment . ▁ ▁Fra zer ▁supported ▁remaining ▁within ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁refer endum . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁became ▁Parliament ary ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁to ▁H M ▁Pay master ▁General ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office , ▁Ben ▁G um mer . ▁ ▁Fra zer ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁Bill ▁to ▁Parliament ▁for ▁making ▁' ups kir ting ' ▁an ▁off ence ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ; ▁this ▁att ained ▁royal ▁ass ent ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Before ▁this ▁Act ▁was ▁passed , ▁only ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁off ence ▁of ▁out rag ing ▁public ▁dec ency ▁could ▁be ▁pro sec uted . ▁The ▁Act ▁removes ▁the ▁common ▁law ▁requirement ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁two ▁witness es ▁to ▁the ▁off ence . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁made ▁Parliament ary ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Justice ▁in ▁January