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Debate between Justin Madders and Matt Hancock
Wednesday 27th January 2016
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Matthew Hancock
Right across the public sector, thousands of public appointments are made each year. It is vital that people from all backgrounds, from all ethnicities, and both men and women, from all parts of our country, put their names forward so that they can help in our great mission of improving the lives of the citizens of the UK.
Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston) (Lab)
T4. In the past year, one in seven peers did not speak at all in the other place, despite many of them claiming allowances. If the Government are so keen to reduce the cost of politics, why are they not doing anything about this?