Well, the estimates are the estimates, Madam Deputy Speaker. I struggle to think that when we talk about the estimates, the totality of the Foreign Office budget would fit into what we are actually debating and considering. This is a day set aside for the consideration of estimates. We have to debate this. We are abrogating our responsibilities as parliamentarians if we fail to have some sort of say and some sort of discussion and debate about how this House does its business.
The FCO and the Spending Review 2015
Proceeding contribution from
Pete Wishart
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 1 March 2016.
It occurred during Estimates day on The FCO and the Spending Review 2015.
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