Urgent Question on the Wanless Review
11 November 2014 (updated on 11 November 2014)
Shadow Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, asked an Urgent Question on Tuesday 11 November 2014 in the House of Commons, on the Wanless Review of the investigation into the handling of information by the Home Office related to child abuse allegations.
The Home Secretary, Theresa May, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: Urgent Question on the Wanless Review
- Read Commons Hansard: Wanless Review
- Read Gov.UK: The Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC Review report (external website)
- Read Gov.UK: Written ministerial statement: The Peter Wanless and Richard Whittam QC Review (external website)
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Sexual offences
- Read previous news from Parliament on sexual offences
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About 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.
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