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Debate on Tuesday, 23 February 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Dismore. The answering member was Fiona Mactaggart.

Privilege

Debate on a motion that the Seventh Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (House of Commons Paper No. 371) be referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges. Agreed on question and referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges.

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Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
506 c169-72 
Session
2009-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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Proceeding contributions
Speaker | 506 c170 (Link to this contribution) Order. I say gently to the hon. Lady that we must not go down that route, and it would help our proc...
Richard Shepherd | 506 c171-2 (Link to this contribution) I intervene very briefly in this debate to echo the remarks that my hon. Friend the Member for South...
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Lord Cormack | 506 c171 (Link to this contribution) I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. Our Committee indeed felt that, on the whole, privilege ha...
Speaker | 506 c172 (Link to this contribution) Sorry, the reason for the hesitation was that I had the distinct impression that the hon. Member for...
Speaker | 506 c172 (Link to this contribution) The Question is as on the Order Paper. As many as are of that opinion say Aye—[Interruption.] As man...
Speaker | 506 c172 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is never to be silenced.
Speaker | 506 c172 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is an experienced Member—to be precise, we came into the House together in May 19...
Andrew Dismore | 506 c172 (Link to this contribution) On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. I wanted to respond to the comments of my hon. Friend the Member f...
Andrew Dismore | 506 c169 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move,"That the Seventh Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights (House of Commons Pa...
Fiona Mactaggart | 506 c169-70 (Link to this contribution) Yes, I used his first name. That is usual when having a conversation with someone. For example, were...
Lembit Opik | 506 c171 (Link to this contribution) Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the overwhelming majority of Members use that privilege responsib...
Fiona Mactaggart | 506 c170 (Link to this contribution) I certainly do so, Mr. Speaker. The overuse of the concept of privilege risks undermining it as an ...
Lord Cormack | 506 c170-1 (Link to this contribution) I shall not detain the House for long, but this debate raises an important issue. I do not wish to t...
Fiona Mactaggart | 506 c169 (Link to this contribution) I am a recently appointed member of the Committee that has referred this matter to the House for ref...
Subjects
Equality and Human Rights Commission Parliamentary privilege Committee on Standards and Privileges Joint Committee on Human Rights Phillips, Trevor
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