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Jul 6, 2010
Grey Squirrels and Parliamentary Duties
Barry Sheerman calls for a debate on the role and duties of the Deputy Prime Minister.
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Posted by: Adrian
Barry Sheerman received a laugh in the House of Commons Chamber on July 1st 2010 during Business of the House questions when he queried the role and duties of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP. Barry Sheerman asked the Deputy Leader of the House, "May we have an early debate on the role and responsibilities of the Deputy Prime Minister? Did the Deputy Leader of the House share with me the feeling of pity for him when he was on the 'Today' programme this morning talking about the scourge of grey squirrels? What on earth is going on in his Department?"
David Heath MP replied: "I do not find the difficulty that the Hon. Gentleman suggests, because I believe that some of the legislation introduced by the previous Government is absurd and unnecessary. Whenever a Minister did not know what to do about a subject, they came to the House and introduced a new criminal offence. The fact that we are going to get rid of some of those criminal offences will be widely welcomed across the country, because we do not want unnecessary offences and regulation. The Deputy Prime Minister is doing an extremely good job of highlighting those issues. If he wants scrutiny, he does not lack it, given that a Select Committee has been formed for that purpose and that there are regular questions to him in the House. I do not think there are any such difficulties."
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