Oral Answers to Questions Debate

Full Debate: Read Full Debate
Department: Scotland Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Chris Elmore Excerpts
Wednesday 28th June 2023

(10 months, 1 week ago)

Commons Chamber
Read Full debate Read Hansard Text Watch Debate Read Debate Ministerial Extracts
Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
- Hansard - - - Excerpts

I call the shadow Minister.

Chris Elmore Portrait Chris Elmore (Ogmore) (Lab)
- View Speech - Hansard - -

The Privileges Committee’s conclusions are crystal clear that the former Prime Minister knowingly misled this House and subsequently tried to intimidate the very Committee carrying out the inquiry he set up. Why did the Secretary of State not set an example and vote for the Privileges Committee’s report?

Alister Jack Portrait Mr Jack
- View Speech - Hansard - - - Excerpts

As I said to the media when this question was raised in an interview last week, it was simply because I felt the report was too excessive in its conclusions.