Business of the House (Thursday)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:42 pm on 8 December 2010.

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Photo of Tom Harris Tom Harris Labour, Glasgow South 7:42, 8 December 2010

The fundamental issue at stake here is that there are genuine arguments for and against tuition fees and for and against the level at which the Government want to set them. I accept that there are arguments on both sides. It is not only Members who should have an opportunity to debate the details that genuinely concern us all; the public have the right to see their legislators spending a decent amount of time doing so. This is not a partisan point. On an issue as important as this, why must we restrict the time for debate? Why can we not have, purely and simply, more time to debate an issue that Members of all parties and the public are both fascinated and worried by?