Part of Foreign Affairs Committee – in the House of Commons at 2:42 pm on 12 July 2018.
John Woodcock
Independent, Barrow and Furness
2:42,
12 July 2018
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for not having had a chance to give you notice of my point of order. During the urgent question this morning, I asked the Immigration Minister about the accuracy of previous remarks she had made in the House. In response, she said she had placed information in the House of Commons Library. The House of Commons Library tells me it has no such record of any correction. Can you advise me of what can be done in this circumstance?
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