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About House of Commons
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The House of Commons is the name of the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. Full Article
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Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2009. As expected, Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a budget vote on Friday with the help of two opposition parties.
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Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
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A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
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A page arranges a desk in the House of Commons in preparation for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
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WELLS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman (R) leaves Wells Cathedral with an unidentified woman after attending the funeral of World War I veteran Harry Patch on August 6, 2009 in Wells, England.
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WELLS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman leaves Wells Cathedral after attending the funeral of World War I veteran Harry Patch on August 6, 2009 in Wells, England. Harry Patch was born on June 17, 1898 and lived to become Europe�s oldest man.
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WELLS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman (R) leaves Wells Cathedral with an unidentified woman after attending the funeral of World War I veteran Harry Patch on August 6, 2009 in Wells, England.
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Speaker of the House of Commons Peter Milliken (L) explains details of the House of Commons to Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (R) on Parliament Hill in Ottawa July 7, 2009. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are on an official visit to Canada from July 3-14.
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The new Speaker of the British House of Commons, John Bercow, seen at his office Tuesday June 23, 2009, at the House of Commons in Westminster, London, one day after he was appointed to the position. the first Jewish Speaker to hold the position, Bercow revealed he will break with tradi...
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The new Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow, seen in his office Tuesday June 23, 2009, at the House of Commons in Westminster, London, one day after he was appointed to the position.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow is pictured in his office at the House of Commons, in Westminster, central London, on June 23, 2009.
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LONDON - JUNE 23: The new Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow sits in his office at the House of Commons on June 23, 2009 in London, England. The Speaker revealed that he will not claim the parliamentary second home allowance while in the post.
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Newly elected Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow, walks during the Speakers Procession in the Houses of Parliament in central London, June 22, 2009.
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Newly elected Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow (C), walks during the Speakers Procession in the Houses of Parliament in central London, June 22, 2009.
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Newly elected Speaker of Britain's House of Commons, John Bercow (C), walks during the Speakers Procession in the Houses of Parliament in central London, June 22, 2009.
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Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
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Ever since, nobody has said they were sorry, not the House of Commons, the Home Office, the police or the Government. I respect her for that.
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If there're clauses in the new Digital Economy Bill, which is going to be debated in the House of Lords in a couple of weeks' time, that should get to the House of Commons in February and PEGI will be the system that's adopted
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In the House of Commons which is responsible for tax, responsible for the economy, I want everyone to be a UK taxpayer in full, no questions ... I think it's important that every candidate who's standing at this election does that, and that's what's happening in Zac Goldsmith's case. I think Zac Goldsmi...
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Lewisham Deptford is one of the Green Party's top three seats in the coming General Election. Darren Johnson has turned one of the safest Labour seats in the country into a key battleground. As an experienced London politician, I really want to see him make that breakthrough into the House of Commons.
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It would be good to have these at the House of Commons for use during the day ... the strength of the folding bike is that you'd take it in with you to meetings and it would be safe.
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Everyone coming to the 2012 Olympics will look at the House of Commons, and Parliament Square is a disgusting tip… one of the commitments I’ll be making [ahead of the next mayoral election] will be to continue with plans for the Croydon to Crystal Palace tram link, Parliament Square, Victoria Embankment...
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It is also becoming increasingly clear that the new House of Commons will be very different from the old. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that it is right that I should hand the torch to a younger man or woman.
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I know that the president must be aware that the House of Commons has adopted a motion saying that our troop commitment ends in 2011 and perhaps that's behind the different strategy that's been adopted here
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I think the prime minister's credibility is somewhat at issue in terms of his lack of candour in House of Commons ... But I think every prime minister who engages with the government of China should talk about human rights.
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Phil Willis MP said the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee – of which he is chair – had written to UEA asking for copies of the e-mails and an explanation. Depending on the response, the committee will decide whether to proceed further.
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I would have a referendum whenever you get to one million signatures. You have to trust the people, if we had done that we would not have gone to war in Iraq. The House of Commons should be reduced to 250 MPs and we should think about abolishing the House of Lords. We in UKIP are anti the political clas...
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Can we have a debate on this gentleman, who forces Rt Hon Members opposite to dissemble on his tax status, uses gagging writs to intimidate papers. It's only in this House of Commons that this man's corroding and ugly and corrupt influence of Caribbean and British politics can be debated ...
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Canada’s position does not correspond to the will of federal MPs who demanded, by a majority vote in the House of Commons, that Canada take a positive position at Copenhagen.
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When the Queen was addressing the British Parliament about three or four days ago, she did so in the House of Commons, not the House of Lords. Majority of the members of parliament are in the House of Commons. The practice is also the same anywhere you have a bi-cameral legislature
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Thou shalt not print nor broadcast any reference to the undemocratic control by the agents of Israel over the House of Commons &/or the House of Lords.
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Except in relation to anything said in debate, a member of the House of Lords or of the House of Commons is subject to the ordinary course of criminal justice, the privileges of Parliament do not apply to criminal matters.
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I'm not sure all these Lords ministers should be given the legitimacy they seek by being allowed to be directly accountable to the Commons. Only a Commons minister should have the privilege of being able to take part in the proceedings of the House of Commons
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Barack, you’ll have heard of last week’s Afghanistan vote in our House of Commons: a major rebellion, on a motion expressing doubt on the strategy and asking ministers to reconsider the options, including a phased withdrawal. I can hold the line, Mr President, for a month or two more; but we’ve got to s...
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I was especially irked when Duffy called Stoffer a faker, who pretends to support Canadian troops but votes against funding allocations for them. Let’s be clear. There is no member of the House of Commons who is behind our men and women in uniform more than Peter Stoffer.
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The standard of debate in the Chamber of the House of Commons was very high
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Those were our children we threw out of the House of Commons today....the most responsible young adults in Canada.
SOURCE: National Post
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