Ministerial Code: Policy Announcements Debate

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Ministerial Code: Policy Announcements

Christopher Chope Excerpts
Tuesday 29th October 2024

(2 days, 16 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Urgent Questions are proposed each morning by backbench MPs, and up to two may be selected each day by the Speaker. Chosen Urgent Questions are announced 30 minutes before Parliament sits each day.

Each Urgent Question requires a Government Minister to give a response on the debate topic.

This information is provided by Parallel Parliament and does not comprise part of the offical record

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right: the Conservatives will talk about anything but their own record. Is it any wonder that they did not conduct a spending review before they called a general election? The reality is that they made unfunded spending commitments and then ran away.

Christopher Chope Portrait Sir Christopher Chope (Christchurch) (Con)
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A remit of the new Modernisation Committee is to enhance the ability of Members of this House to hold the Government to account. In the light of the failure that has been exhibited over recent days, would the Minister be in favour of referring this issue to the Modernisation Committee?

Nick Thomas-Symonds Portrait Nick Thomas-Symonds
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I was not aware that financial mismanagement by the Conservative party was a matter for the Modernisation Committee, but it should certainly be referred to something.