Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alun Michael (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Tuesday, 23 February 1993, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 40 members in total.

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CONDUCT OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HEALTH, THE HON MEMBER FOR SUFFOLK SOUTH

That this House notes with interest the inconsistency of response during responses to questions to the Secretary of State for Health on Tuesday 23rd February in that the Minister felt unable to answer part of one direct question 'because in Wales these matters are the responsibility of my Right honourable Friend the Secretary of State for Wales' and yet, when asked about the Government's failure to provide secure places for young people in England, felt able to launch into an ill-informed tirade which dealt only with Wales and ignored England; suggests that the health ministers confine themselves to matters which are their own responsibility, that they get their facts right, and that they answer questions about their own responsibilities instead of trying to play a game of party politics during a question time period in which it is their job to answer to this House for the way they are seeking to carry out their obligations or, in this case, failing to do so.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1456 

Session

1992-93

Other sponsors

Chris Mullin

Rhodri Morgan

Paul Flynn

Win Griffiths

David Hinchliffe

Subjects

Ministers Secure accommodation Oral questions Yeo, Tim

Link

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