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Urgent Question on Procedure Committee's report on Private Members' Bills: 25 October 2016

25 October 2016 (updated on 25 October 2016)

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Charles Walker, MP for Broxbourne and Chair of the Procedure Committee, asked an Urgent Question in the House of Commons, on the Government’s response to the Procedure Committee’s report on Private Members’ Bills.

Leader of the House of Commons, David Lidington, responded on behalf of the Opposition.

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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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