Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Debate between Baroness Winterton of Doncaster and Paul Holmes
Tuesday 30th November 2021

(3 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Paul Holmes Portrait Paul Holmes (Eastleigh) (Con)
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Rosie Winterton)
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I will take the point of order, but I feel quite strongly that the debate should not be constantly interrupted by points of order which are, in fact, matters for debate.

Paul Holmes Portrait Paul Holmes
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As a new Member of Parliament, Madam Deputy Speaker, I need to ask your advice. Is it acceptable in the House to use the word “liar”, and to accuse a Member of lying?

Baroness Winterton of Doncaster Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker
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The hon. Gentleman may not have been in the Chamber at the beginning of the debate, but the Chairman of Ways and Means made it very clear that, in the particular circumstances of this debate, some language that could not normally be used is allowed because of the nature of the motion.