Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 11 February 1991.
Mr John MacGregor
Chair, Privileges Committee, Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House Lords (Privy Council Office), Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Privy Council Office), Chair, Privileges Committee
12:00,
11 February 1991
On the basis of professional medical advice, successive Services Committees have accepted that it would be inappropriate to establish a general practitioner service in the House. For any medical matter, apart from an emergency, for which special procedures exist, hon. Members are expected to consult their own doctors.
The House of Commons is one of the houses of parliament. Here, elected MPs (elected by the "commons", i.e. the people) debate. In modern times, nearly all power resides in this house. In the commons are 650 MPs, as well as a speaker and three deputy speakers.
