Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Oral Answers to Questions

Hilary Benn Excerpts
Monday 25th October 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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I welcome the hon. Lady to her new position as shadow Deputy Leader of the House. I certainly do not recognise the word “fiasco” in any connection with that Bill, which will be in Committee later today.

David Heath Portrait Mr Heath
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The right hon. Gentleman says from a sedentary position that he does recognise the word “fiasco”, but the only fiasco I have come across in the course of our debates is the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) speaking for 50 minutes without mentioning his amendments. That may have been part of the problem of timing in relation to the Bill.