Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

David Nuttall Excerpts
Thursday 21st January 2016

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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Hopefully the Stornoway superfood will provide an appropriate counterbalance to the glass of the other product that comes from the hon. Gentleman’s constituency, which I suspect will be drunk in copious quantities next week on Burns night. What I would say to him is if the Scottish National party is now calling for a new Act of Union, that is definitely a new departure and one we should perhaps consider very carefully.

David Nuttall Portrait Mr David Nuttall (Bury North) (Con)
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May we have a debate on the export value and potential of Bury black pudding, which was raised with me when I visited the Bury Black Pudding Company last week? This will enable me to dispel the suggestion raised by some hon. Members that the black pudding made in their constituencies is in the same league as Bury black pudding. This is clearly a scurrilous suggestion that needs to be dealt with as quickly as possible.

Lord Grayling Portrait Chris Grayling
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We are clearly going to have to hold a black pudding tasting contest in this House. We will not be inviting the shadow Leader of the House to take part, because we know that he does not like black pudding—