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Technical and Further Education Bill

On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am sure that the House was greatly entertained by the farce that we

have just witnessed. I hope that during the adjournment, you had the opportunity to take advantage of the facilities here and even make yourself a nice cup of tea, Mr Deputy Speaker, because it was a completely and utterly pointless waste of time.

Because of the way in which the programme motion has been designed and because of the lack of time available, it has not been possible for the Legislative Grand Committee to consider all these important English-only measures. Given that English votes for English laws is supposed to be of paramount importance and one of the main innovations of this Parliament, is it not disappointing that English Members have not had the opportunity to lend an English—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
619 cc120-1 
Session
2016-17
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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