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Point of Order: Rectification Procedure

– in the House of Commons at 1:20 pm on 13 February 2025.

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Photo of Navendu Mishra Navendu Mishra Labour, Stockport 1:20, 13 February 2025

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the House for failing to declare an interest when tabling a written parliamentary question to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on 24 April 2024, and then when tabling a written parliamentary question to the Deputy Foreign Secretary on 13 May 2024. When I tabled these questions, I inadvertently failed to declare two interests: a reception at the Labour party conference that was sponsored by the high commission of India, and a visit to India that was funded by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. This was in breach of the rules, and I apologise to the House for this error.

Photo of Judith Cummins Judith Cummins Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means), Chair, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee, Chair, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. There will be no further points of order on that issue.

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