Housing Benefit

Jamie Reed Excerpts
Wednesday 26th February 2014

(10 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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15:16

Division 214

Ayes: 253


Labour: 234
Democratic Unionist Party: 7
Scottish National Party: 6
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 3
Independent: 1
Green Party: 1

Noes: 304


Conservative: 265
Liberal Democrat: 36
Independent: 2

Jamie Reed Portrait Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland) (Lab)
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On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The details of a written ministerial statement regarding a decision made by the Secretary of State for Health on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was released to the media before that statement was laid before the House today. Will you tell us whether that grotesque discourtesy to the people of that area and to Members and colleagues in this House was in fact in order?

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Deputy Speaker (Mr Lindsay Hoyle)
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As the hon. Gentleman knows, Mr Speaker deprecates the premature release of press and Government statements due to be made in this House. The Vote Office received the text of the written ministerial statement at 1.34 today. It was made available to Members as soon as possible. You have made your point, and I am sure that Mr Speaker will look into it.