Committee on Standards

Chris Elmore Excerpts

Wednesday 3rd November 2021 Commons Chamber

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

Sometimes, to do the right thing, one has to accept a degree of opprobrium, but it is more important to do the right thing to ensure that there is fairness.

[Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)]

rose—

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

I cannot refuse to give way to the hon. Gentleman.

[Chris Elmore]

Can the Leader of the House explain to the House why, for all other Select Committees, Members of this House vote for the Chair, but on this occasion he has decided to appoint a Chair and still call it a Select Committee?

[Mr Rees-Mogg]

It is not true that all the posts are elected. The Chairman of the European Scrutiny Committee, for example, is not elected. The hon. Gentleman, who is on the Procedure Committee, really ought to know better and know the details of the composition of Select Committees of this House.

I shall turn briefly to a letter sent to me yesterday by union representatives about the importance—