Committee publishes report which scrutinises virtual participation in debates

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The House of Commons Procedure Committee has published a report, as part of the ongoing review of the impact that coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions have had on the procedure and practice of the House, which scrutinises virtual participation in debates. The Committee’s report follows the government's motion to extend virtual participation to those who are clinically extremely vulnerable failing to be approved by MPs. The report makes a number of recommendations for the government and calls on government to ‘extend virtual participation effectively’.