I want to address that point. We had a debate last week where a perfectly reasonable person, who passed all the tests that we could possibly have asked of her and more, was prevented from taking up a job. That was an absurd position. I would have liked to have asked the Leader of the House, and I wanted the House to know, whether any of the people who were on the list were members of a political party. That is the transparency we needed—the transparency, not the secrecy. This House is not about secrecy; it is about ensuring that there is open debate.
Virtual Participation in Debate
Proceeding contribution from
Valerie Vaz
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 November 2020.
It occurred during Debate
and
Business statement on Virtual Participation in Debate.
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