Committee on Standards: Decision of the House Debate

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Committee on Standards: Decision of the House

Baroness Harman Excerpts
Monday 8th November 2021

(3 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay
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I think the hon. Gentleman prepared that intervention before he heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell), who said that, despite his voting against the Government, that was a misrepresentation of the conversations he had.

Baroness Harman Portrait Ms Harriet Harman (Camberwell and Peckham) (Lab)
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Will the right hon. Gentleman explain why he is speaking in this debate rather than the Leader of the House, whose job it is to deal with the standards decision? Is this not adding insult to injury and showing that the Government really do not understand the issue?

Steve Barclay Portrait Steve Barclay
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With due respect, first, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House is in the Chamber with me and, secondly, the right hon. and learned Lady well knows, not least as the Mother of the House, that the Cabinet Office overseas the Government response across Departments, including on a number of the issues covered by this issue.