Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 Committee

Lord Rooker Excerpts
Thursday 6th June 2019

(5 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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That it is desirable that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the links between inequality, public health and food sustainability, and that the Committee do report by 31 March 2020.
Lord Rooker Portrait Lord Rooker (Lab)
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Can I ask a question about this? I am constantly reading rumours from the other place that various candidates to be Prime Minister intend to prorogue Parliament to get Brexit through. If that is allowed to happen, is there any flexibility in changing the dates for these four Select Committees to report, or to allow them to sit during Prorogation?