Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s comments come after Stella Creasy was reprimanded for bringing her infant son
Photograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PAPhotograph: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/PAMPs should be allowed to bring their babies with them to parliamentary debates, theIn an interview with the Daily Telegraph, he said that it should be up to the chair of the debate to decide whether the presence of a baby would cause any disruption.
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