Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Hilary Benn and David Heath

Monday 25th October 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Heath]

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.

[Hilary Benn (Leeds Central) (Lab)]

Well I do!

[Mr Heath]

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.