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Parliament will review its rules on bringing babies into the House of Commons after an MP was reprimanded for taking her young son into a debate.
Stella Creasy shared an email from an official on Tuesday telling her she should not have had her three-month-old son in the House of Commons while speaking in Westminster Hall.
Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle announced on Wednesday he has asked for the chair of the cross-party Procedures Committee to look into the matter, with MPs then able to decide how to go forwards.
He said it was “extremely important” parents of babies and young children can participate fully in the Commons but admitted the advice Ms Creasy was given “correctly reflects the current rules”.
“However, rules have to be seen in context and they change with the times,” he said.
Labour MP Ms Creasy, 44, said she was “pleased to hear” the issue will be looked at and added: “Hope this means some of these rules will be reviewed to make parenting and politics possible to mix.”
She earlier told Sky News’ Kay Burley: “It’s a bit of a mystery to me because I have two children and I’ve taken them both previously into the chamber as needs must to make sure my constituents have representation.
“I think it’s representative of the way, as a mum, you can’t win because if I had maternity cover it would be a different issue, and I don’t and I don’t want to short-change my residents.”
Ms Creasy said it is “part and parcel” of modern life and as an MP she…
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Source : skynews
