Recall of MPs Bill Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Tuesday 21st October 2014

(10 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (Lab)
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I do not know whether my hon. Friend plans to serve on the Bill Committee, but given his knowledge and expertise I think that that would be a great advantage to us. Is not the challenge to try to find something better than the original Government proposals and that addresses the need for the public to feel that they have recall power while protecting people from the political risks of the amendments? Is not the challenge to find something in the middle, perhaps better defining the kinds of offences that would lead to recall—

Steve McCabe Portrait Steve McCabe
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I am sorry, Mr Deputy Speaker.