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Debate on Monday, 7 June 2010, in the House of Commons, led by David Heath. The answering member was Fiona Mactaggart.


Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

Debate on on motions to establish a Political and Constitutional Reform Select Committee. Agreed on question


Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
511 c136-48 
Session
2010-12
Department
Leader of the House of Commons
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions
Speaker | 511 c136 (Link to this contribution) It might be for the convenience of the House if I explain that I intend that this motion should be d...
David Heath | 511 c137 (Link to this contribution) This is a fairly straightforward matter, but I know that nothing is totally straightforward at this ...
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Speaker | 511 c137 (Link to this contribution) Order. This noise is not fair to the Deputy Leader of the House, who is trying to explain these impo...
David Heath | 511 c136 (Link to this contribution) I beg to move,"That the following new Standing Order be made, until the end of the current Parliamen...
Speaker | 511 c136 (Link to this contribution) With this we shall discuss the following motions on: Select Committees (Election and Allocation of C...
Peter Bone | 511 c137-40 (Link to this contribution) It is the dawn of a new age and I congratulate the Deputy Leader of the House on introducing the deb...
David Heath | 511 c137 (Link to this contribution) I am grateful, Mr Speaker. Motion 4 will provide for the Chair of the Committee to be elected from ...
William Cash | 511 c140-2 (Link to this contribution) I do not think that there is a time in recent history when there was a greater need for a Committee ...
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown | 511 c142-3 (Link to this contribution) I should like the Leader of the House to clarify a point. This has been a learning curve for everyon...
Christopher Chope | 511 c143-4 (Link to this contribution) This is a very welcome debate, which was promised by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House wh...
David Heath | 511 c144-5 (Link to this contribution) First, may I say how gratifying it is that we so often seem to have a full House late in the evening...
Stewart Hosie | 511 c145 (Link to this contribution) That would appear to make sense at face value, but if we have enhanced Calman proposals on initial d...
David Heath | 511 c145 (Link to this contribution) The position would be no different from that which obtains now in respect of the responsibilities of...
William Cash | 511 c146 (Link to this contribution) The Deputy Leader of the House has addressed a number of points, but not some of the ones that I rai...
Fiona Mactaggart | 511 c140 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the formation of this Political and Constitutional Reform Committee. I rise to speak becau...
David Heath | 511 c146 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman wished me to answer his points before I had dealt with those of other hon. Member...
Christopher Chope | 511 c147 (Link to this contribution) I am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for the way in which he has responded to...
David Heath | 511 c147-8 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is right that I did not answer that point other than tangentially in relation to ...
Christopher Chope | 511 c147 (Link to this contribution) Will the Deputy Leader of the House give way?
David Heath | 511 c147 (Link to this contribution) Yes, but this is the very last effort from the hon. Gentleman.
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster | 511 c146 (Link to this contribution) The Deputy Leader of the House is totally wrong to say that the abolition of Regional Select Committ...
David Heath | 511 c146-7 (Link to this contribution) It is an intriguing argument that however many Select Committees there were operated and could trave...
Speaker | 511 c144 (Link to this contribution) With the leave of the House, I invite the Deputy Leader of the House to reply.
Subjects
Politics and government Reform Select committees Political and Constitutional Reform Committee
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