Michael Connarty
Labour Member of UK Parliament - Linlithgow and East Falkirk Constituency
Tory Plot to Take Chair of EU Scrutiny Committee?
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk) (Lab):
May I press the Deputy Leader of the House to get his master, the Leader of the House, to come to the House and give the statement that he promised two weeks ago on progress on setting up the European Scrutiny Committee, and to scotch the rumour that is going about that Ministers intend to vote in the 1922 committee's election of the Conservative chair of that committee? I hope that the Deputy Leader of the House will say
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that even the gelded Liberals would not stand for the Government's trying to elect a Back-Bench committee's chairman.
Mr Heath: Happily, I have no responsibility whatsoever for what happens in the 1922 committee and that is no doubt a situation that will continue. The important issue is the setting up of the Select Committees, including the European Scrutiny Committee, and I understand the urgency of that. I was very pleased that the motion was passed by the House last night to make the small amendments to the number of members on Committees. That means that the Committee of Selection can now proceed in good order to make appointments to Committees. We should have all the Committees of the House up and running as soon as possible.
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