Windrush

Michael Fabricant Excerpts
Monday 30th April 2018

(6 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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While it is always a pleasure to listen to the mellifluous tones of the hon. and learned Lady, who is a distinguished practitioner at the Scottish Bar, I hope I can be permitted gently to point out that she has nearly doubled her time allocation.

Michael Fabricant Portrait Michael Fabricant (Lichfield) (Con)
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She gets paid by the minute.

John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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She does not get paid by the minute. [Laughter.] I remember one very distinguished lawyer in this place in the last Parliament who I rather fancy had been paid by the word.