Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

John Glen Excerpts
Thursday 13th November 2025

(1 day, 12 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alan Campbell Portrait Sir Alan Campbell
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I am pleased to hear about the successful campaigning by my hon. Friend’s constituent and to thank her for drawing the attention of successive Governments to these issues. I want to repeat what she has said: well done, Deb Harvey.

John Glen Portrait John Glen (Salisbury) (Con)
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May I thank the Leader of the House for what he said about reforms to the driving test booking system? I add to what my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith) said about DEFRA questions. I wanted to raise the case of Susan Robinson and Maria La Femina, who asked me about sludge use in agriculture and what had happened with the regulations, but for the second or third DEFRA questions, I was not able to get in. It really would be worth considering whether we can extend DEFRA questions to the full hour, so that all colleagues would have the opportunity to keep trying to catch Mr Speaker’s eye.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I think it is important, and it might also help if Front-Bench Members asked quicker questions and gave quicker answers—not on this one, though.