Cox Report: Implementation

Debate between Jess Phillips and Chris Bryant

Tuesday 18th June 2019 Commons Chamber

[Jess Phillips]

I thank the Chair and put on record that she very much welcomed the fact that my name went forward on to the Order Paper—before it was withdrawn —so that I could have been appointed to that Committee.

[Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (Lab)]

Is not one of the ironies that although we have elections in our political parties for all the positions on all the other Select Committees, we do not have elections for these places? If there had been an election in the Labour party or, for that matter, across the House, I do not doubt for a single instant that my hon. Friend would have been elected.

[Jess Phillips]

Indeed. It seems that we are sometimes democratic within my movement and sometimes not.