Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Lord Young of Cookham Excerpts
Thursday 26th February 2015

(9 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young (North West Hampshire) (Con)
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My question will come as no surprise to my right hon. Friend, as I have asked it several times before. In the diminishing number of days between now and Dissolution, is it still his ambition to hold a debate and a vote on the options in his White Paper “The Implications of Devolution for England”?

Lord Hague of Richmond Portrait Mr Hague
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My right hon. Friend’s question comes as no surprise—he has indeed asked it several times. The answer is that my ambition remains the same, but I have not achieved it yet. I am conscious of that, but such a debate and vote would of course require a measure of agreement among the parties in the House, including in the coalition, on how to phrase and frame the question. But it is not too late to have such a debate.