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Proceeding contribution from Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 23 February 2010. It occurred during Debate on Privilege.


Privilege

Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the overwhelming majority of Members use that privilege responsibly? There is a vanishingly small number of occasions on which that privilege has been abused, either for personal interest, or on the basis of vendetta or gossip.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
506 c171 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Equality and Human Rights Commission Parliamentary privilege Committee on Standards and Privileges Joint Committee on Human Rights Phillips, Trevor
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk