Pairing Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office
Monday 23rd July 2018

(5 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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Yes, I do.

Robert Courts Portrait Robert Courts (Witney) (Con)
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Does my right hon. Friend agree that pairing is one of the things that makes this place work? We should keep last week’s events in their full context and recognise that, by and large, the system works and should be maintained.