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	Those lazy ar$e MPs

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4-12-2009 11:11 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/dfa76254-7e51-456c-8033-21cc30497e4d/82D655F0-3360-40A5-9563-6A5D454C86FE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html" href="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html" style="font-size: 11px;">thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html">Those lazy ar$e MPs</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html"><DIV>Well some of them anyway. My attention has been drawn to the <A href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/csession/1/001.pdf"><SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">sessional</SPAN> returns</A> document for the attendance of committees at the House of Commons.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html"><DIV>I was interested to see that for discussions on the Finance Bill in General Committee meetings on page 66, <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/vincent_cable/twickenham">Vince Cable</A> did not turn up to any of the 24 meetings, <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/charlotte_atkins/staffordshire_moorlands">Charlotte Atkins</A> turned up to 4 out of 24 and Dr <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/john_pugh/southport">John Pugh</A> 3 out of 24. The rest managed over 50% attendance, some only just though.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html"><DIV>On the Treasury select committee on page 281 <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/sion_simon/birmingham,_erdington"><SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Siôn</SPAN> Simon</A> only turned up to 11 out of 44 meetings, <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/colin_breed/south_east_cornwall">Colin Breed</A> 19 out of 44 and <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/george_mudie/leeds_east">George <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mudie</SPAN></A> only 21 out of 44.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html"><DIV>On the Treasury sub-committee on page 289 Simon managed 1 out of 14, Breed 4 out of 14, <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Mudie</SPAN> 3 out of 14 and <A href="http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/sally_keeble/northampton_north">Sally <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keeble</SPAN></A> 7 out of 14.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://thecrownblogspot.blogspot.com/2009/04/those-lazy-are-mps.html">I'm sure they will all say that it is entirely within the rules not to bother to turn up but what is that <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">muppet</SPAN> <SPAN id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Sion</SPAN> Simon doing for his huge pay and expenses?
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