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Business of the House

The House will have been able to study the detail of the Queen’s Speech, and it is one of my responsibilities in Cabinet to ensure that that is carried through. Despite the difficulties last week to which the hon. Gentleman refers, I thought that he was celebrating the triumph of parliamentary democracy at the time, and I am sure that he would not wish to describe that as a difficulty, whatever language I might use to describe it. There will be a continued opportunity for all right hon. and hon. Members to debate the Government’s proposals, both those contained in the most recent Gracious Speech and those that will be set out in future Sessions.