However the Holyrood inquiry has refused to publish them. Mr Salmond has been threatened with prosection if he makes them public himself, as they were obtained solely for the purpose of his trial defence. However Mr Davis told the Commons he had been leaked text messages downloaded from Ms Ruddick’s phone and proceeded to share some of them. Speaking in an adjournment debate, he said he was doing so because the Holyrood inquiry had been hamstrung by the Scottish Parliament’s limited powers. He said: “We need to reinforce the ability of the Scottish Parliament to hold its own Government to account.