Sentences with phrase «mps during the debate»

Richard Lee and Woodlands schools were among the examples given by the three Labour MPs during a debate.

And while a moratorium on fracking was overwhelmingly rejected by MPs during the debate, this hasn't stopped others from taking matters into their own hands.

Not exact matches

This particular issue was the subject of extensive debate during committee hearings with the ESAC position previously rejected by the government and opposition MPs.

The important point is made that MPs should not make a prosecution more difficult by a potential contempt of court during the debate.

Plans to cancel PMQs and push back parliamentary business until 14:30 BST will certainly go ahead because they have Labour support, but the debate gives anti-Thatcher MPs an opportunity to attack her legacy in terms which would not have been tolerated during the recall debate last week.

Scottish affairs committee chair Ian Davidson gave the slur as SNP MPs heckled him during a debate late last night on the Scotland bill.

The chancellor predicted the controversial decision to cap payouts at # 26,000 per household would «continue to be a subject of fierce debate» during an evidence session on the autumn statement with MPs.

Tory MPs James Gray and Roger Gale had grown tired of MPs using their phones to tweet from the Commons and submitted an amendment which would outlaw use of handheld devices during Commons debates.

The MPs, two of the most influential politicians in the immigration debate, suggest that draconian action should now be considered «during periods of high unemployment» — such as now — to protect low - skilled British workers struggling to compete with foreigners for jobs.»

During an emergency debate, pro-Brexit Tory MPs claimed the Heywood ruling could compromise the civil service's «duty of honesty».

Tory MPs voiced their scepticism about an elected second chamber during yesterday's debate in the Commons

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It became an issue over which Conservative MPs argued during the debate in the chamber yesterday.

Only last week a cross-party group of MPs called for the liberalisation of cannabis laws during a Westminster Hall debate in parliament.

«I do believe that this whole debate is now moving in a completely different and more positive direction,» he told MPs during prime minister's questions.

At times, the illusion of cross-party harmony was almost believable during yesterday's debate, the first opportunity MPs have had to investigate the Leveson report in detail.

Ministers have repeatedly rejected calls to launch an investigation into the conduct of the war and its future strategy, and MPs voted narrowly in favour of the government's position during a Commons debate in November.

Fifteen Conservatives and eight other MPs, including three from Labour, voted to provide for a personal income tax allowance transfer between married couples during a debate on the report stage of the finance bill last night.

During yesterday's Commons debate on Cox's death, Stephen Kinnock, who shared an office with her and knew her well, told MPs:

Labour's Cat Smith blasted the former Chancellor during a debate on abuse against MPs in the Commons yesterday.

[12] The media noted his high attendance of debates during the 2010 — 2015 Parliament, which amounted to 29, [13] noting that he had voted on 80.06 % of issues, which is considered as above average amongst MPs.

Here is a selection of the arguments that Tory MPs made during yesterday's debate on limiting the increase in benefits to 1 % for each of the next three years.

Of the 86 Labour MPs that backed the original early day motion criticising the # 100 million cuts 63 voted against the Tory motion, brought during an opposition day debate.

MPs face being thrown out of the chamber if they use BlackBerry devices during debates, warned House of Commons Speaker Michael Martin yesterday.

But that appears to contradict comments made in June by Justice Secretary Jack Straw who told MPs that the recommendations would be «subject to approval by this House», during a debate on the Bill.

During the debate, John Penrose, a Cabinet Office minister, told MPs it would be wrong to change the «tried and tested» general election voting age for a single poll.

Speaking during a Westminster Hall debate, Gerald Howarth told fellow MPs that they were entitled to be «judgemental» about the public because the public were always judging politicians.

During the debate, Starmer argued that passing the papers initially to the Brexit select committee would be a prudent approach, not least as it has a majority of Conservative MPs, despite being chaired by a Labour member.

The prime minister said the government will review whether it is possible to stop suspected rioters spreading online messages, in his opening statement during a Commons debate on Thursday on the widespread civil disorder for which MPs were recalled from their summer recess.

Mr Martin expelled pro-Israeli Tory MP John Butterfill from the Commons, after he complained he had not been called to speak during a debate, while six pro-Arab MPs had been.

During the Commons debate, a number of Labour MPs also criticised the views expressed by the coalition.

During a Westminster Hall debate this week, Britain's MPs called for an end to South Korea's cruel factory farming of dogs for human consumption.

Speaking at the end of a wide - ranging debate, during which MPs offered numerous examples of unfair and unjust practices related to the leasehold system, Mr Barwell said: «[The Secretary of State and I] have been looking closely at the issues raised in recent weeks and I can tell the House that we are both absolutely determined to stamp out unfair, unjust and unacceptable abuse of the leasehold system.»

The allegations of collusion and overspending were also discussed by MPs in the Commons during an emergency debate attended by only a few Conservative MPs.