Sentence examples for secure a debate from inspiring English sources

The aim was to secure a debate in Parliament on restoring capital punishment.

If an online petition with 100,000 signatures can secure a debate in the Commons, if referendums can decide Britain's future in Europe, why can't the wisdom of crowds determine who does and who doesn't get a bauble?

While he is still lagging in the horserace polls, trailing even the 15 percent he needs to secure a debate invitation, most voters now at least know who he is, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.

Mary Creagh, the Labour MP for Wakefield who has championed the children's parents' campaign against Thomas Cook, said she has secured a debate in the Commons on Tuesday evening.

"Securing a debate in the Commons was a major step forward for the Waspi campaign but their battle is far from over," said Kate Smith, a regulatory strategy manager at the insurer Aegon.

Cameron did not directly respond to calls for the police to prosecute by the backbench Tory MP Julian Smith, who has secured a debate on the issue in Westminster Hall on Tuesday next week.

When the resolution calling for his resignation appeared on the Order Paper, he was subject to much criticism for consulting the clerks when questioned about its status and the procedure for securing a debate.

In response, a group of backbenchers have secured a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday on "fiscal measures to promote the green economic sector", which they hope will enable supporters to challenge opponents in their own party before crucial decisions are made in the coming months about energy policy.

He also claims credit for saving Bradford's National Media Museum, pointing out that the Tory culture secretary, Ed Vaizey, congratulated him in parliament for securing a debate in the Commons on the museum's future, and said Galloway had "behaved in an entirely constructive fashion on this issue".

Mr Barclay had secured a debate to call for more powers and resources for the GLA.

For Labour, shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry said voters were more concerned about "making ends meet" than the future of Europe and the party's focus was on securing a debate between Mr Cameron and Mr Miliband in the run-up to next year's general election.