Private Members’ Bills: Money Resolutions Debate
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Jo Stevens
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Private Members’ Bills: Money Resolutions
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Andrea Leadsom
No, that is not the case. As my hon. Friend might be aware, a money resolution was tabled for the private Member’s Bill of my hon. Friend the Member for Lewes (Maria Caulfield) just last week.
Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
The Leader of the House did not answer the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall South (Valerie Vaz) on whether the Government can confirm that they have no plans to cut the number of MPs on their payroll. Can the Leader of the House confirm that the result will be a more powerful Executive and a smaller legislature?