TOPICAL DEBATES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Early day motion 1729, tabled 23 June 2009 by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour). Signed by 20 members.

That this House believes that one way to increase Parliament's openness to the public would be to decide the subject of each Thursday's topical debate by means of an online poll, where members of the public would vote for the issues they would like to see debated from a shortlist of 10 varied options decided by the Leader of the House.

Signatures by party: Labour 11, Liberal Democrat 3, DUP 2, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, Scottish National Party 1.