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Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 21 April 2009, in the House of Commons, led by Ian Liddell-Grainger. The answering member was Sadiq Khan.


Councillor Paul Buchanan

Adjournment debate on the case of Councillor Paul Buchanan.


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
491 c207-18 
Session
2008-09
Department
Department for Communities and Local Government
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Dan Norris | 491 c212 (Link to this contribution) You have made some very serious allegations, and no doubt you believe them to be founded. May I ask ...
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Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c210-2 (Link to this contribution) The Minister is nodding; he is aware of that. The outfit is called Southwest One, and it is busy ma...
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c207-10 (Link to this contribution) I am delighted to have the opportunity in an Adjournment debate to talk about Mr. Paul Buchanan. Thi...
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c216-7 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Minister and I welcome his words. I am delighted to hear that, but unfortunately it will...
Sadiq Khan | 491 c217 (Link to this contribution) I think it is important to have political consensus in this area. I do not wish to make cheap politi...
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c217-8 (Link to this contribution) There is no indication that there has been criminal intent, partly because Avon and Somerset police ...
Speaker | 491 c212 (Link to this contribution) Order. The hon. Gentleman should be using the third person.
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c212 (Link to this contribution) I thank the hon. Gentleman. He came in a little late, and if I may I should like to tell him that al...
Dan Norris | 491 c212 (Link to this contribution) I beg your pardon, Mr. Speaker. Has the hon. Gentleman given the people against whom he is making a...
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 491 c212-3 (Link to this contribution) No, because quite honestly the information is already in the public domain. If it were not, I would ...
Dan Norris | 491 c212 (Link to this contribution) Can the hon. Gentleman tell me whether the people involved have seen the speech that he is giving to...
Sadiq Khan | 491 c214-6 (Link to this contribution) It is right that I should not be able to intervene in individual cases, as that guarantees the impar...
Sadiq Khan | 491 c213-4 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Bridgwater (Mr. Liddell-Grainger) on securing the debate. I thoro...
Sadiq Khan | 491 c218 (Link to this contribution) Let me conclude. I recognise that investigations into allegations of misconduct impact on reputation...
Subjects
Complaints Councillors Conduct Local government Standards Somerset Somerset County Council Standards Board for England Jones, Alan Buchanan, Paul
Link
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