Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:41 pm on 11 February 2013.
Tom Watson
Labour Party Deputy Chair; Campaign Co-ordinator, Deputy Chair, Labour Party
6:41,
11 February 2013
Further to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I believe that that person works for a completely different company—namely, Young’s Seafood.
The Deputy speaker is in charge of proceedings of the House of Commons in the absence of the Speaker.
The deputy speaker's formal title is Chairman of Ways and Means, one of whose functions is to preside over the House of Commons when it is in a Committee of the Whole House.
The deputy speaker also presides over the Budget.
