Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Charles Walker Excerpts
Thursday 1st November 2012

(11 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Bercow Portrait Mr Speaker
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Order. As usual, a large number of hon. and right hon. Members are seeking to catch my eye. If I am to accommodate anywhere near all of them, in the light of the important and heavily subscribed Back-Bench business to follow, brevity from Back and Front Benchers alike will be vital. We can be led in this important parliamentary endeavour by the Chairman of the Procedure Committee, Mr Charles Walker.

Charles Walker Portrait Mr Charles Walker (Broxbourne) (Con)
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May we find time for an urgent debate on the shocking performance of the East of England ambulance service? I am in no doubt that the performance of the chairman, Maria Ball, and the chief executive, Hayden Newton, is falling well short of acceptable.

Lord Lansley Portrait Mr Lansley
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May I take this opportunity to congratulate my hon. Friend on his election to the chairmanship of the Procedure Committee and say how much we look forward to working with him in discharging our business efficiently and effectively and in making the procedures of the House increasingly accessible, so that the public can engage with what the House does?