Part of Oral Answers to Questions — House of Commons – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 25 November 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,
25 November 1991
I have already made plain my view on referendums. I have made it clear that the Government front bench is being entirely consistent on the subject of referendums. We have consistently followed the view of Conservative leaders since 1975, when the matter was seriously debated in relation to European issues.
As for the plinth, my hon. Friend is right to say that that will be a matter for some perhaps long-distant Committee to consider again.
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.
The first bench on either side of the House of Commons, reserved for ministers and leaders of the principal political parties.
