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Debate on Thursday, 31 January 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Baroness Harman.

Standards and Privileges

Debate on a motion to approve the Committee on Standards and Privileges fourth report of session 2007-08 (HC 280) and to suspend Mr Derek Conway from the service of the House for a period of ten sitting days. Agreed on question.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
471 c481-90 
Session
2007-08
Department
Leader of the House of Commons
Procedure
Members' suspension
Parliamentary privilege
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Baroness Harman | 471 c481 (Link to this contribution) It is always highly regrettable when the House has to debate a motion of this kind. The matter has c...
Lord Young of Cookham | 471 c481-4 (Link to this contribution) My Committee's report, which forms the basis for this debate, was published at 11 o'clock on Monday....
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Simon Hughes | 471 c488-90 (Link to this contribution) As the Leader of the House said, these are always difficult moments for us as a House. That is right...
Peter Bottomley | 471 c490 (Link to this contribution) I believe that the first part of the speech of the hon. Member for North Southwark and Bermondsey (S...
Lord Field of Birkenhead | 471 c484-6 (Link to this contribution) I should like to support the Chairman of the Committee on Standards and Privileges in respect of the...
Baroness May of Maidenhead | 471 c486 (Link to this contribution) As the Leader of the House made clear, this matter comes before us following the investigation by th...
David Winnick | 471 c486-8 (Link to this contribution) It is a difficult matter for a Committee to pass judgment on a fellow Member, even more so in cases ...
Subjects
House of Commons Allowances Misconduct Pay Members Standards Members' staff Conway, Derek Committee on Standards and Privileges
Link
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