Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Ian Murray Excerpts
Thursday 14th December 2017

(6 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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I am pleased to join my hon. Friend in welcoming the latest employment figures and in congratulating Uckfield chamber of commerce on its work to support businesses. There are now 325,000 more people in work than at this time last year, and youth unemployment is down 416,000 since 2010. I am sure that the whole House will welcome those figures.

Ian Murray Portrait Ian Murray (Edinburgh South) (Lab)
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Last night, we had the unedifying sight of a Minister frantically coming to the Dispatch Box to give concessions to his own Back-Benchers to push through Government policy. In last week’s debates on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, many Government Back Benchers said that clause 11 was deficient, but amendments were not tabled. May we have a statement or debate on when the Government will actually bring forward amendments to clause 11, which Government Members say is deficient?

Andrea Leadsom Portrait Andrea Leadsom
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The hon. Gentleman will be aware that, as I have just announced, day eight of consideration of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will happen next week, so he might want to raise that point then.