Points of Order

David Winnick Excerpts

Wednesday 18th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire) (Lab)]

Further to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. Is it not also the case that “Erskine May” makes it very clear that no Member of Parliament should criticise another and call them a name that relates to an animal? In those circumstances, is it not only right that the Prime Minister should come back to the House and apologise to my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mr Skinner)?

[Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (Lab)]

Further to that point of order, Mr. Speaker. Is it not important that those of us of a certain age group should not be seen as the new persecuted minority?

[Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)]

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