Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the sitting be now adjourned.—(Angela Watkinson.)
Last week, the Secretary of State for Education told the Association of School and College Leaders: “Lest anyone think we have reached a point where we should slacken the pace of...
May I say what an unexpected pleasure it is, Mr Walker, to be serving under your chairmanship for the first time today and how delighted I am to have secured this important debate? It is pleasing...
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Walker. The transposition of the European Union directive on animal experimentation into United Kingdom law provides an opportunity to...
I am grateful for the opportunity to initiate this debate under your chairmanship and wise guidance, Mr Walker, and I wish to highlight an issue that has important implications for British...
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