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Debate between Gerald Kaufman and Yvette Cooper
Wednesday 9th November 2011

(13 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Yvette Cooper Portrait Yvette Cooper
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The hon. Gentleman, as a representative of Dover, will I know be concerned by the removal of the watch list checks in Calais. Like him, I certainly look forward to Brodie Clark’s evidence to the Home Affairs Committee next week. I am not sure whether the Home Secretary will be looking forward to his evidence in quite the same way, but I am sure that he will set out at that point—

Gerald Kaufman Portrait Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton) (Lab)
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On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. In view of the fact that the Government deliberately took an hour away from this time-limited debate with a statement that could easily have been made yesterday, will you make it difficult for hon. Members reading out Whips’ questions to intervene on my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper)?