Part of Leader of the House – in the House of Commons at 10:30 am on 23 April 2009.
Nicholas Winterton
Conservative, Macclesfield
10:30,
23 April 2009
Is the Deputy Leader of the House aware that there is a group in the House called Parliament First, which is fully representative of all parties? Its members are very senior and experienced, and they believe that the only way in which the House can meet the aspirations of the Prime Minister, who believes that the House should be the centre of our democratic procedures, is to have a business Committee representative of Back Benchers so that the House can attain some independence from the Executive, who currently dominate the House to the disadvantage of democracy.