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Proceeding contribution from David Heath (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 19 January 2010. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill.

Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill

The hon. and learned Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) did not quite describe the position. A motion that is objected to simply returns on the next day's Order Paper until it is debated. That is the weapon that Back Benchers have to ensure the debate of something that the Government find it inconvenient to debate. If that were combined with the requirement to ratify within 21 days, it would provide an imperative for the Government to allow time to debate a ratification motion.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
504 c207 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Courts Demonstrations British nationality Delegated legislation Committees British constitution Constitutional and administrative law House of Commons Disqualification EU law EU accession European communities International law Powers Parliament Square Members Referendums Parliamentary scrutiny Palace of Westminster Parliament Public order Sovereignty Treaties UK membership of EU Supreme Court Treaty of Lisbon
Legislation
Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 to 2009-10
Link
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