Simon Hart
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Early-day Motions
Simon Hart Excerpts(12 years, 10 months ago)
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Graham Evans
I wholeheartedly agree with my hon. Friend. The cost to the House, including in time, means that it is time to consider reform.
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (Con)
Does my hon. Friend also agree that pressure groups and individuals believe that early-day motions have value, and are therefore disappointed when they discover, despite their best efforts, that they come to nothing?
Graham Evans
I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. Many organisations such as charities employ lobbyists, and early-day motions are often used to justify their existence. I shall come to that shortly.