Urgent question on horsemeat in supermarket products
17 January 2013 (updated on 17 January 2013)
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Mary Creagh, asked an urgent question in the House of Commons on Thursday 17 January 2013 on the Government's response to the finding of horsemeat in supermarket meat products
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food, David Heath, responded to the question on behalf of the Government.
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Urgent questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
The relevant government department would be informed at once.
If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
Once the MP has asked the main question, they are allowed to ask a supplementary question. Other MPs will then be called to ask further questions on the same subject