Oral Answers to Questions

Lindsay Hoyle Excerpts
Thursday 19th March 2020

(4 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Pete Wishart Portrait Pete Wishart
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I thank my hon. Friend for that question. In my almost 20 years in this House I have probably spent the best part of a week traipsing around the Division Lobbies, exercising my democratic obligations as a Member of the House. It is a week that I am certain I will never get back. Last July, the Procedure Committee began an inquiry into the merits of electronic voting, which was interrupted by the general election in December. So far, no decision has been made to reopen that inquiry, but I encourage my hon. Friend to beat a path towards the Procedure Committee to encourage it to take up the inquiry again. Knowing of his determination, I am pretty certain that he will do so.

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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We are reminded that we do respond to the commission’s views as well.