Business of the House

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 March 1981.

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Photo of Dennis Skinner Dennis Skinner Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee 12:00, 5 March 1981

Will the Minister confirm that the dirty dozen, otherwise known as members of the Council for Senile Decay, or whatever it is, will not receive any of the money allocated under the financial aid to Opposition parties as that money is given on the basis of votes and seats gained at a general election? If those people are not likely to gain any seats, are they not swindling the electorate by continuing to hold on to seats gained with Labour votes? Would not the honourable thing be to resign and to fight their seats? Is it not a strange irony that many of those people who are refusing to take part in what was known as reselection under Labour—