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Alan Brown Excerpts
Thursday 26th October 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Indeed, admittedly so. Nevertheless, I am going to bank the compliment from the hon. Gentleman. It might be the only one that I ever get.

Alan Brown Portrait Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP)
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Given the attitude to change in this place, including the resistance to electronic voting, does the right hon. Gentleman agree that consideration should be given to turning this place into a museum?

Tom Brake Portrait Tom Brake
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When that matter was looked at by the Commission and the Lords equivalent, there was no desire to turn this place into a museum. Indeed, there was a desire to ensure that this building is able to continue to operate for staff, for Members and for visitors and to remain a significant world heritage building. [Interruption.]