Short Money
Debate between John Penrose and Paula Sherriff(8 years, 9 months ago)
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Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab)
Will the Minister confirm that this will have to be done by a resolution of the whole House? Does he have a date in mind for such a resolution?
John Penrose
The usual parliamentary process will be followed, so there will have to be a proposal. The statutory instrument for positive development grants has already been laid, and that can be either passed or prayed against in the usual way. The hon. Lady is right to say that, when we come up with proposals for Short money, they will have to be passed by a resolution of this House.
Oral Answers to Questions
Debate between John Penrose and Paula Sherriff(9 years, 1 month ago)
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John Penrose
May I put right an inadvertent omission from a debate in Westminster Hall yesterday? I omitted to welcome the hon. Lady to her new position and I would like to do that now. She is absolutely right to say that the Electoral Commission made that recommendation. However, it is not impossible to disagree with its reasoning. Indeed, others including the Association of Electoral Administrators—the people who actually run the elections in our democracy—believe that this is the right thing to do.
Paula Sherriff (Dewsbury) (Lab)
2. What steps his Department has taken to improve transparency in government.