Transpeople (Prisons)
Debate between Heidi Alexander and Peter Bottomley(9 years ago)
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Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East) (Lab)
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Today you allowed me to put an urgent question to the Secretary of State for Health for the second time in two months, and for the second time in two months he did not bother to turn up. Can you advise me whether a Secretary of State is normally expected to attend the Chamber when an urgent question is put by his or her counterpart? Can you also advise me on how we can get the Secretary of State out of his bunker in Richmond House so that he can answer legitimate questions put by Members?
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con)
Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker.