Home Office suddenly backtracked on the policy then denied they'd ever proposed it.
the Government had trailed two Oral Statements by the Home Secretary, for Monday and Tuesday; neither happened.
Michael Howard asked the Speaker:
Mr. Michael Howard (Folkestone and Hythe) (Con):
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker. Yesterday, you had occasion to reprimand the Home Secretary because she sought to make a statement at topical questions. You told her that if she wanted to make a statement, she should come to this House in the normal way. Today, the Government have published their youth crime strategy, and it is inconceivable that even this Government should publish a document to which they attach such importance without making an oral statement in the House. Have you had any indication of when we might expect such a statement? Will it be later today, tomorrow or Thursday, or is the Home Secretary so embarrassed by the fiascos of the past couple of days that she can no longer face the House? |
