When there is an unpopular policy in a constituency—HS2, for example—and the MP cannot speak out in public, for instance because they are a Front Bencher, would not my hon. Friend’s proposals make such a Member very vulnerable? Can he assure me that his proposals could not be used to blackmail Members of Parliament who might not be able to speak out as they would wish?
Recall of MPs Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Cheryl Gillan
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 October 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on Recall of MPs Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
587 c61
Session
2014-15
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2023-12-04 15:12:27 +0000
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-27/14102723000204
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-27/14102723000204
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2014-10-27/14102723000204