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Point of order from Chris Bryant (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 16 January 2006. It occurred during Debate on bill on Equality Bill (HL).

Equality Bill [Lords]

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I apologise for raising this point now, because it does not directly relate to the business at hand, but I wanted to give you notice of this point of order. I hope that this is an apposite moment. You will know that the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow (Mr. Galloway) is not present and, indeed, is incommunicado. However, he managed to sign last Thursday 12 early-day motions, which appear on today’s Order Paper. One of them, early-day motion 1297, is about abandoned animals at Christmas, but I do not know whether cats were included. Is it in order for an hon. Member who is not present and has no means of being in communication with this House to sign early-day motions? I suggest that it might be worth while investigating how he has managed to do so.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
441 c570 
Session
2005-06
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Equality Bill [Lords]
Monday, 16 January 2006
Proceeding contributions
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Equality Bill [Lords]
Monday, 16 January 2006
Proceeding contributions
House of Commons
Subjects
Staff Disability Admissions Age Disability Rights Commission Commission for Racial Equality Bureaucracy Delegated legislation Committees Equality Human rights EU law Gender Equality and Human Rights Commission Equal Opportunities Commission Exemptions Faith schools Harassment Legal representation Facilities Powers Public appointments Pupils Race relations Transport Schools Religion Small businesses Sexuality Transgender people
Legislation
Equality Bill (HL) 2005-06
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