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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Harman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 11 March 2010. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

People were sceptical about our trying to proceed on the basis of remaining orders on that first Monday, but out of 16 motions in the remaining orders of the day, 11 went through, so that has been tried and tested. The question is not what I supported, what the shadow Leader of the House supported or what we both supported; what matters is what the House decided. The Standing Orders that I will bring forward in draft and consult the hon. Gentleman about will be to bring into effect the will of the House, not to create fresh policy that is either ahead of what the House decided or behind it. They will put into effect what the House has decided, so remaining orders of the day are exactly the way to deal with them.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
507 c443-4 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Order of business Backbench Business Committee
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk