Urgent Question on public sector pay cap: 5 July 2017
5 July 2017 (updated on 5 July 2017)
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, John McDonnell, asked an Urgent Question on the public sector pay cap in the House of Commons on Wednesday 5 July 2017.
Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Elizabeth Truss, responded on behalf of the Government.
- Watch the Urgent Question on the public sector pay cap on Parliament TV
- Read Commons Hansard: Public sector pay cap
- Read current Parliamentary material in Topics: Public expenditure
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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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