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Proceeding contribution from Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 May 2008. It occurred during Opposition day on Burma.


Burma

The Secretary of State offers the House a most unusual—[Interruption.] As my hon. Friend the Member for Cotswold (Mr. Clifton-Brown) says, the right hon. Gentleman's explanation is pathetic. What the motion says is very clear. It does not deal with the issues that the Secretary of State has raised. As my hon. Friends the Members for Rugby and Kenilworth (Jeremy Wright) and for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) both made clear from the Back Benches, the motion we tabled is perfectly reasonable, so will the Secretary of State identify which aspects of its wording he disagrees with in order to explain why he is whipping his party to vote against it this afternoon?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
475 c1413 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Disaster relief Disasters International assistance Humanitarian aid Myanmar Storms
Link
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