Thursday, 24 January 2013
[Relevant documents: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, First Report of the Justice Committee, HC 96, and the Government Response, Cm 8505.] Motion made, and...
Opened in December 1999, Westminster Hall is aimed at fostering a new style of debate. Sessions are open to all MPs, who sit in a horseshoe arrangement which is meant to encourage constructive rather than confrontational debate.
The meetings are presided over by a Deputy Speaker and there are no votes.