Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 3:45 pm on 3 November 2005.
In response to the hon. Gentleman's point, I put an important proposition to him. Parliament is not a corporate entity; it is an assembly of elected Members of Parliament. Those who work for the House do a hugely important job for us and for the country, but they are, none the less, the servants of Parliament. We, as Members of Parliament, are not servants of a corporate entity. It is important that that point is not missed.