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Proceeding contribution from Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House.

Report from the House of Commons Reform Committee on Rebuilding the House

I do not have bloody hands. I have never believed in doing things in any way other than straightforwardly and openly. Is the right hon. Gentleman confident that his suggestions will not mean that instead of people talking and coming to agreements in this House, the media will have campaigns as to who they want to be Chair of this Committee or that Committee, and that we will get the grandstanders rather than the workhorses? In any democracy, one needs a balance, as he well knows.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
506 c48 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
House of Commons Democracy Public bills Members Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Politics and government Reform Select committees Whips Backbenchers Paper petitions e-petitions
Link
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