Alex White (Labour)

-----rather than simply having a Minister come in and do a set speech after which we speak, which apparently constitutes a debate? I would have no problem if the Labour Party's comprehensive jobs policy were tabled for debate and scrutinised and criticised if necessary by people on the opposite side so we could use this forum in a genuine way to see how best we can look to the future and examine what policies we need to put in place. All parties and Independent Members could participate and, if necessary, debate it in the real sense of a debate rather than the set-piece stuff that passes for debate on these issues.