Speaker's Statement

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions – in the House of Commons am 3:30 pm ar 11 Mai 2009.

Danfonwch hysbysiad imi am ddadleuon fel hyn

Photo of Michael Martin Michael Martin Chair, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chair, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 3:30, 11 Mai 2009

Order. May I say to the hon. Gentleman that I did say that in the statement? Perhaps he was reading the statement. Another individual Member who is keen to say to the press whatever the press want to hear has said that the House of Commons Commission has done nothing. Just remember that it was less than a year ago—on 3 July—that the House of Commons Commission put a report before this House, in which some of the problems that we have got today were examined and rejected, so it is wrong for him to say that the House of Commons has done nothing, but I answered his point in my statement in any case.

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David Clark
Posted on 12 Mai 2009 4:47 pm (Report this annotation)

I suppose rejecting change is doing something, but only in a negative sense, a little like saying we have made great progress by standing still.