Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

William Cash Excerpts
Wednesday 15th October 2014

(10 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. There is excessive noise in the Chamber. However, I feel sure that there will now be an atmosphere of hushed anticipation for Sir William Cash.

William Cash Portrait Sir William Cash (Stone) (Con)
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Given what the Secretary of State has just said, and given what he said yesterday in regard to the issue of English laws for English voters, how does he reconcile his statement from the Dispatch Box with collective responsibility in this Government? In the light of that question, is it not time that the coalition was brought to an end?

Alistair Carmichael Portrait Mr Carmichael
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No. I am confident that the coalition will continue until the end of this Parliament. As my hon. Friend will know, the Prime Minister has set up a Cabinet Committee, chaired by my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House, which is intended to establish Government policy on this issue if that is at all possible.