Does my hon. Friend recall that when Enoch Powell was a member of the Procedure Committee, he used to say that in the absence of a written constitution, the procedures of the House and our Standing Orders are our constitution, so to call for changes to the Standing Orders is not to call for them in any subordinate form of legislation, but in a very important form?
Devolution (Scotland Referendum)
Proceeding contribution from
Christopher Chope
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 October 2014.
It occurred during Debate on Devolution (Scotland Referendum).
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