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No voice on the Lords

• Mark Devenport
• 28 Feb 07, 03:46 PM

Sinn Fein might not care too much but the DUP is getting exercised about a double booking in its diary. The East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has criticised the House of Commons authorities over its timetabling of a vote on the reform of the House of Lords. The vote is scheduled for the 7th of March. Mr Wilson says this will deny the Northern Ireland MPs the chance to take part in that vote. He says it has been the practice of the House of Commons not to take important business when there are local elections in England, Northern Ireland and Wales. The Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin has urged Mr Wilson to take the matter up with the business managers of the House of Commons