Quotes About Parliament

Labour believes that every trade deal should come before parliament for a full debate on the floor of the House of Commons, with a vote at the end of that debate.

No minister should be able to whisk through Parliament agreements that are negotiated behind closed doors.

I'm a musician, and I'm not interested in being in the Houses of Parliament.

Parliament must do a better job at holding the Government to account than it managed in the Article 50 debates.

Government cannot tax what Parliament does not approve, but Parliament cannot approve what it does not know.

I have almost forgotten that I have a relationship with film industry as most of the time political meetings, attending Parliament and meeting people of my constituency has been consuming my time.

For the government, there is the frustration of not being a full part of the anti-Isis coalition. For ministers to have their position restrained by our parliament is an embarrassment with their international colleagues.

I was the chairman of the IT committee of Parliament for 5 years.

The public may want an elected opposition in Parliament, but we have to earn our place and work hard both in our Town Councils and in Parliament to retain the confidence and support of our people.

I enjoyed Parliament being a proper elected MP.

It used to be an article of faith held across parliament that the government should be 'technology neutral' to achieve cost-effective decarbonisation.

I've been working to see that mental health is raised in both oral and written question sessions in parliament.

I am quite proud of being in Parliament, I actually love it.

I've been very, very busy with my commitment to my constituency and to Parliament. So, I don't really have time to work in films.

I'm the fifth president of Haiti to rule without a parliament.

The British Parliament always has adjusted and that is why it is the oldest in the world, because it takes its lead from the British people.

We must not end up with further division by just reinforcing factions in the party, Parliament or the country.

As a British woman, I now have the great honour of delivering that project for my constituents in the greatest Parliament on earth.

In a parliamentary democracy, it is the job of parliament to decide the law, not the government.

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

I was elected to the Diet in the same way as at every parliamentary election.

Britain is a parliamentary democracy. Power rests in Parliament, in the House of Commons, and the government - the executive - has to seek the consent of MPs for its legislation.

This is not about abolishing parliamentary power. It's about rebalancing power.

I am aware that people at large are constantly angry with the Congress because they feel we are shouting. We are making noise, but there is a very serious reason for it. Parliamentary rules are not being followed.