Budget Resolutions Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Budget Resolutions

Diana Johnson Excerpts
Wednesday 22nd November 2017

(6 years, 12 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker
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Order. Just to say that we are going over to 10-minute speeches.

Diana Johnson Portrait Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
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On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. This morning in Cabinet Office questions, the First Secretary of State claimed that the consultation on the contaminated blood scandal had been extended until the end of October this year at the request of the all-party group. That is not correct. In fact, the all-party group had asked for an extension of the original date of the consultation, which was in August 2017. Many people have contacted me, concerned that this is now being used as a reason why progress has not been made on the announcement of a chair and terms of reference, and I wondered if there was a way of correcting the record.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker
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I think the hon. Lady has already achieved that. She has put a correction on the record.