Valerie Vaz
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(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Lansley
I say to all Members, and Opposition Members in particular, that they should not come here because their Whips tell them to or absent themselves because their Whips advise them not to be here. On the contrary, the reason they should be here is to explain to their constituents whether they are in favour or not of giving the people of this country a say over our relationship with Europe.
Valerie Vaz (Walsall South) (Lab)
May we have an urgent debate about who is in charge of the Department of Health? They are like Laurel and Hardy. The Secretary of State appears to be more interested in—I am sorry, I have completely forgotten the rest of my question.
Mr Lansley
Suffice it to say that the Secretary of State is in charge of the Department of Health.