Standing Orders (Public Business) Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Standing Orders (Public Business)

Wayne David Excerpts
Thursday 22nd October 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Wayne David Portrait Wayne David (Caerphilly) (Lab)
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The Leader of the House quoted Sir William Mckay. Does my hon. Friend agree that one of the things in the Mckay report was that there should be absolutely no move whatsoever towards the creation of two classes of MPs, but that is precisely what this does?

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant
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My hon. Friend makes a very good point, which is that the Mackay commission lays out various different routes that one could go down, but makes it absolutely clear that one of his fundamental principles was that there should not be two tiers of MPs.