Sentence examples for secure debates from inspiring English sources

Attempts to secure debates at previous elections foundered when talks on the fine detail became bogged down.

I have spent years fighting on-shore wind, getting over 100 MPs to sign a letter to the prime minister, securing debates and raising questions in Parliament and touring the country speaking to anti-wind groups.

Debating Cybersecurity or Securing a Debate?

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

"My concern has been that the debate so far has concentrated on the impact on the constituencies on the route," said the North Warwickshire Tory MP, Dan Byles, who helped secure the debate.

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?

Despite a promise to enshrine the 0.7% aid commitment into law – it appeared in the manifestos of all three main political parties in 2010 – it took a private member's bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat MP Michael Moore in September 2014, to secure the debate.

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.

This does not imply that palliative care is theoretically secure, as debate continues as to the natures of supportive, palliative and end of life care.

It's a good question, which I've secured a debate on today in Westminster Hall.

The Greens-EFA group pressed for and secured a debate on the issue in the European parliament.