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"en.20051212.12.1-055"2
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"Mr President, I do not propose to prolong this issue, but I believe that the rules you are implementing in relation to these one-minute speeches are undermining their effectiveness and importance to individual Members of this House, many of whom, because they come from small delegations, have little or no opportunity to put on record constituents’ current concerns.
I am one of those who most often use the one-minute interventions, with good reason. I do not have other Members from my delegation to stand up on my behalf, as larger delegations do. I feel, therefore, that there is unfairness in the way this matter is being addressed. I will write to you about my concerns on this, but I believe in the importance of the one-minute interventions. It was a new arrangement, introduced in the last parliamentary term – indeed, I was one of those who proposed it – in order to ensure that this House could be relevant to the day-to-day concerns of citizens. Often this Parliament is not, because of the long lead-in time for issues to be debated in this House. I would appreciate it if you would be open to amending the way in which this matter is being handled."@en1
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