Dietary Advice and Childhood Obesity Strategy Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

Dietary Advice and Childhood Obesity Strategy

Bernard Jenkin Excerpts
Monday 23rd May 2016

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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I find it very hard to believe that the hon. Gentleman is in Brussels. [Interruption.] Order. Given that I have granted the hon. Gentleman’s application for an urgent question, it is a considerable discourtesy for him not to be here at once. He should have been in the Chamber. This must not happen again. The hon. Gentleman is a very serious and conscientious parliamentarian. If you put a question in, man—be here. Let us hear it. I am sorry to be annoyed, but I am annoyed, because the House’s interests are involved. This is not just about the hon. Gentleman; it is about all the other Members who have bothered to be here on time and about the interests of the House. The Minister was here well in time, which is good, and the shadow Minister has toddled in—the hon. Member for Wolverhampton South West (Rob Marris) beetled into the Chamber just in time. Let us hear from the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Mr Jenkin).

Bernard Jenkin Portrait Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex) (Con)
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Thank you, Mr Speaker. I accept your admonition with good grace.