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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Harman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 10 December 2009. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

I take note of those points, which are seriously made. I should say that we often decide that we really want to protect a day, and on such days, for example, Opposition days, we never want to put on Government statements. That is because our doing so encroaches on the Opposition's time for the subject that they have chosen for debate. Sometimes statements are made because of a genuine emergency and we have to bring them to the House. Obviously, I want to ensure that there is a full day's debate on the Wright report, but I cannot guarantee that a statement will not need to be made to the House.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
502 c510 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Allowances Members Parliamentary procedure Reform Deputy Speakers Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons
Link
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