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House of Commons Reform

Secondary information

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

502 c198-223WH 

Session

2009-10

Department

Leader of the House of Commons

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Proceeding contributions

Mark Fisher | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) If the hon. Gentleman is making a case for the separation of powers between the Executive and the le...

Andrew Murrison | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that what is important is the quality of the work done by hon. Members...

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Mark Fisher | 502 c200WH (Link to this contribution) We are probably going rather wide of the subject. However, I have great sympathy with my hon. Friend...

Natascha Engel | 502 c200WH (Link to this contribution) I am sorry to labour the point, but are we not here also to represent political parties? Apart from ...

Mark Fisher | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I agree with all of that. I see no reason why the House needs more than 400 Members. We would probab...

David Leslie Taylor | 502 c200WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Many newspapers, having seen the disillusion,...

Mark Fisher | 502 c201WH (Link to this contribution) Yes, but those roles are not alternatives. It is the fascination, complexity and difficulty of our j...

Andrew Murrison | 502 c201-2WH (Link to this contribution) Time is very precious, and the hon. Gentleman is right to say that the Government must be given time...

Mark Fisher | 502 c200WH (Link to this contribution) That is self-evident. Those of us who think that we personally are being elected will find when we s...

Mark Field | 502 c201WH (Link to this contribution) Although I recognise such symptoms and believe them to be undesirable, does not part of the problem ...

Mark Fisher | 502 c202WH (Link to this contribution) One of the really impressive things about this report, which reflects well on the Chairman and the a...

Natascha Engel | 502 c202WH (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend explain to me what he thinks the difference is between a proposal for a Back-Ben...

Mark Fisher | 502 c202WH (Link to this contribution) I hope that I have made it clear. The time that is properly the Government's is the time that they n...

Evan Harris | 502 c202-3WH (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that sometimes these things are complex? I say that because Government...

Mark Fisher | 502 c203WH (Link to this contribution) I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman; that point goes to the heart of this report. However, I do...

Natascha Engel | 502 c203WH (Link to this contribution) This point is not just a small sticking-point for me; it is a really big point for me. Who controls ...

Mark Fisher | 502 c203-4WH (Link to this contribution) I must say that I do not entirely agree with my hon. Friend. It is our job to scrutinise Government ...

Andrew Murrison | 502 c204WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman add to his list of fine Chairpeople of Select Committees Dr. Ian Gibson, the...

Mark Fisher | 502 c204WH (Link to this contribution) Well, I think that the hon. Gentleman makes his point.

Speaker | 502 c204WH (Link to this contribution) Order. If I can interrupt the hon. Gentleman just for a minute, I want to say that he has been very ...

Elfyn Llwyd | 502 c198WH (Link to this contribution) I was a member of the Committee, and I too pay tribute to the Chairman and the other members of the ...

Mark Fisher | 502 c198WH (Link to this contribution) I shall come to that later, but of course the hon. Gentleman is right. Nevertheless, pending what ha...

Bob Spink | 502 c198WH (Link to this contribution) I accept all that the hon. Gentleman says. He brings an important matter before the House today. Doe...

Mark Fisher | 502 c198-9WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman makes a valid point, but the report correctly focuses on the political reforms ne...

Mark Fisher | 502 c198WH (Link to this contribution) This debate will focus on the excellent report produce d by my hon. Friend the Member for Cannock Ch...

Andrew Turner | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) He has a job in this House; he also has a job as Minister. That makes two jobs. Why can some of us n...

Natascha Engel | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) What does the hon. Gentleman mean by "political"? Does he mean party political, or does he mean some...

Mark Fisher | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) Absolutely not party political. No, I mean the political work that we do here in holding the Governm...

Andrew Turner | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I do not have another job, but it seems to be thought perfectly practical for someone on the Governm...

Mark Fisher | 502 c199WH (Link to this contribution) I did not catch the end of the hon. Gentleman's question.

Speaker | 502 c205WH (Link to this contribution) Order. Before I call the hon. Member for Cities of London and Westminster (Mr. Field) to speak, I wa...

Mark Field | 502 c205-7WH (Link to this contribution) I welcome the fact that we are having this debate today and I thank the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Tre...

Natascha Engel | 502 c207-8WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Atkinson. I congratulate my hon. Friend the M...

David Drew | 502 c208WH (Link to this contribution) I partly agree with my hon. Friend. However, it is not fair that certain Members, who have been demo...

Mark Fisher | 502 c204-5WH (Link to this contribution) I absolutely take your point, Mr. Chairman, and it is very kind of you to attribute the fact that I ...

Martin Salter | 502 c211-3WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry). I can give him some comfort. I...

Tony Baldry | 502 c209-10WH (Link to this contribution) The confidence that the hon. Member for North-East Derbyshire (Natascha Engel) has in the Whips and ...

Natascha Engel | 502 c209WH (Link to this contribution) I do not know the details of individuals who have been blocked. I was elected in 2005, which was qui...

Tony Baldry | 502 c210-1WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman, who has been persistent on this issue—quite sensibly, he has tabled items on the...

Graham Allen | 502 c210WH (Link to this contribution) If we had an independent Parliament, it could have reconvened in that long summer. As it happened, s...

David Heath | 502 c214-6WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, Central (Mark Fisher) on securing the debate and ...

David Leslie Taylor | 502 c216WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman has mentioned public participation. Is he at all attracted by Simon Cowell's idea...

Speaker | 502 c213WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I hope to call Front Benchers to give the winding-up speeches around 12 noon. With that in mi...

Michael Meacher | 502 c213-4WH (Link to this contribution) In the brief time available, I want strongly to support the recommendations from the Reform of the H...

David Leslie Taylor | 502 c213WH (Link to this contribution) Will my hon. Friend give way?

Martin Salter | 502 c213WH (Link to this contribution) No, I will not. The public could then genuinely engage and drive some of the discussions that we hav...

Shailesh Vara | 502 c217WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, Central (Mark Fisher) on securing this debate and...

David Heath | 502 c216-7WH (Link to this contribution) My personal view is that it would be a Committee for all business of the House. I believe that we sc...

Natascha Engel | 502 c216WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman said he supports the proposal for a business Committee. Is that a business Commit...

David Heath | 502 c216WH (Link to this contribution) I think that there might be more sophisticated ways of achieving the same result, and I am not despe...

Martin Salter | 502 c217WH (Link to this contribution) Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Shailesh Vara | 502 c217-20WH (Link to this contribution) I am afraid I will not. As I have very limited time, I must press on. The Defence Secretary briefed...

Baroness Keeley | 502 c220-1WH (Link to this contribution) It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Hood, and that of Mr. Atkinson earlier in the...

Martin Salter | 502 c221WH (Link to this contribution) Does my hon. Friend not realise that there is a distinct danger of those hon. Members who served on ...

Baroness Keeley | 502 c221WH (Link to this contribution) I will come to that. [Hon. Members: "When?"] I will touch on further changes—[Interruption.]

Speaker | 502 c221WH (Link to this contribution) Order. I ask hon. Members to calm down and let the Minister finish her speech.

Baroness Keeley | 502 c221-2WH (Link to this contribution) There have been some important changes and reforms. It is important, as we look forward, not to lose...

Baroness Keeley | 502 c223WH (Link to this contribution) I have to say that I disagree. I do not think that is why we have had the debate today. We have had ...

Graham Allen | 502 c222-3WH (Link to this contribution) In the less than one minute remaining, could my hon. Friend be crystal clear with hon. Members from ...

Speaker | 502 c223WH (Link to this contribution) Order.

Subjects

British constitution House of Commons Powers Members Members' interests Parliamentary procedure Parliamentary scrutiny Reform Select committees Backbenchers Members' constituency work

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