Sentences with phrase «to speak in the debate»

The protection of this clause is not limited to words spoken in debate.

11.11 am: Here are some quotes from delegates who spoke in the debate about gay men being allowed to donate blood.

In a fiery debate on the role of the Lord Speaker peers described the current arrangements for choosing who speaks in debates as «embarrassing chaos».

But today, speaking in a debate about the Iraq Inquiry, Stewart failed to oblige.

Traditionally, after a Budget speech, high - profile MPs speak in the debate that follows, to give their verdict on the Budget.

He sent all MPs who spoke in the debate following her death a handwritten note and took several to a Commons bar immediately afterwards.

9.32 am: Simon Hughes, the Lib Dem deputy leader, is speaking in the debate now.

Brian Cookson, National Treasurer of the NASUWT, speaking in the debate at the TUC, told delegates: «The NASUWT calls upon the TUC to campaign with us to close the loopholes many of the companies exploit and to secure the enforcement of legislation to end exploitation and ensure supply teachers receive their rights and entitlements.

Speaking in the debate NASUWT President Graham Dawson said: «We are proud to serve the public but it is time all employers are made to take their responsibilities seriously and do their jobs as well as we do our own.

Over 100 peers are due to speak in the debate over the two days and yesterday a number of senior Tories - including many former Cabinet ministers - contributed to the discussion with more than note of scepticism.

In July 2012, Frank Doran introduced a Westminster Hall debate on Area C. Ian Lucas also spoke in this debate.

But even though speaking in the debate gave MPs an opportunity to put their point of view across, it changed nothing because the type of debate meant the result of the vote was in no way binding on the government.

Jane spoke in a debate on education funding at the Liberal Democrats» Spring Conference in Liverpool to stress the positive impact that protecting English education funding levels in real terms would have on Welsh budgets.

Mark Williams, Welsh Lib Dem MP for Ceredigion, has spoken in a debate in the House of Commons this morning on S4C and the role the channel plays in Welsh identity.

A beleaguered Osborne is due to appear in parliament on Tuesday to defend his work by taking the unusual step of speaking in the debate following last week's controversial budget, which caused anger on his own backbenches and culminated in the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith.

Many Labour MPs who spoke in the debate said they had opposed the war but also opposed attempts to personalise the blame.

He studied hard and developed his oratory by speaking in debating clubs.

Speaking in the debate on public sector pay the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union revealed that the average pay award for teachers last year was a paltry 0.6 %, even lower than claims by ministers.

The Labour peer George Robertson is speaking in the debate now.

Speaking in the debate about the party's policy document, A Fresh Start for Britain, the work and pensions spokesman, Steve Webb, said talk by Clegg of «savage cuts» in the recession was needlessly gloomy.

Julian Huppert, an MP who spoke in the debate, said the Act was flawed because it gave the government the power to cut off access to the internet.

Still, a significant number are hanging around to speak in the debate.

The EU referendum bill could well be killed off in the Lords, after over 70 peers signed up to speak in the debate.

«Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch)(Con): I had not intended to speak in the debate, but I must say that I am disappointed that the Minister was not more forthcoming about the commitment in the coalition agreement to establishing a commission.

Speaking in a debate on the issue at the TUC Congress in Brighton, NASUWT Deputy General Secretary Dr Patrick Roach said: «The NASUWT believes that full equalisation is needed and in the case of the Teachers» Pension Scheme we are lobbying to end this discrimination.

NASUWT Ex-President Geoff Branner, speaking in the debate, said: «The need for affordable housing is a pressing concern.

Almost 200 peers could speak in the debate on the second reading of the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill this week, before specific amendments to the legislation are considered next week.

The motion was overwhelmingly carried, although it's clearly a topic that riles the party faithful, with 50 people hankering to speak in the debate, and a rather tense count called on a tabled amendment suggesting instead that the party should «eliminate entirely the UK's nuclear deterrent as soon as practicable».

Speaking in the debate on the reform of MPs» expenses, the MP for Old Bexley and Sidcup, defended the use of public funds to employ family members and protested that he had been treated far more harshly than Caroline Spelman, the shadow communities secretary who was ordered to repay an overspend on her nanny.

Speaking in a debate, he said the Lib Dems would never allow their coalition partners to repeal it.

Graham Dawson, NASUWT Senior Vice President, speaking in the debate, said: «NASUWT members have been in continuous action since 2011 to seek to prevent the Coalition Government squandering the legacy they inherited in 2010 when teaching was the top choice for graduates.

Speaking in a debate on sexual harassment in Westminster, Jones declared: «On the way to this debate I heard two members joking about this issue, asking in humour whether they had fessed up to their sexual harassment.

Have a look in Hansard every day - the sheer number of our guys who declare an interest when they can be bothered to get up to speak in a debate.

This means that if the first debate of the day is very popular, then those MPs and peers who do not wish to take part in prayers often struggle to get a seat and therefore are less likely to be chosen to speak in the debate.

Yesterday, he spoke in the debate as a newly elected member of the home affairs select committee:

Speaking in the debate on the General Principles of the Environment Bill this afternoon, William Powell, Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Minister for the Environment will say:

I sit by the television with a mixture of admiration and dismay at the waste when they speak in debates driven by high principle.

He's not a Lib Dem member, but the party has allowed him to speak in the debate.

Speaking in a debate on transparency in education at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers» annual conference, Mr Clarkson said that if large salaries were defensible «no one should mind them being made public».

A record 188 Peers were lined up to speak in the debate, which began as government analysis, leaked to Buzzfeed News, predicted weakening economic growth by 8 % in the event of «no deal», 5 % if a free trade agreement is reached and 2 % with continued single market membership.