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| Parliament goes on through snow | Parliament goes on through snow |
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| Parliament is continuing to meet despite hundreds of MPs and peers potentially being unable to attend because of the snow. | Parliament is continuing to meet despite hundreds of MPs and peers potentially being unable to attend because of the snow. |
| The House of Commons Speaker's office said business would go ahead as usual, following large-scale disruption to the UK's transport system. | The House of Commons Speaker's office said business would go ahead as usual, following large-scale disruption to the UK's transport system. |
| Commons votes are expected at 1900 and 2200 GMT on a Liberal Democrat motion calling for parliamentary reform. | |
| But the House of Lords will end at 2100 GMT to allow peers to get home. | |
| 'Urgent' | 'Urgent' |
| Westminster was covered in about four inches of snow on Monday morning, with further heavy falls happening in the afternoon. | Westminster was covered in about four inches of snow on Monday morning, with further heavy falls happening in the afternoon. |
| About 100 MPs were in the Commons chamber for work and pensions questions, while at least as many peers were in the Lords for early business. | About 100 MPs were in the Commons chamber for work and pensions questions, while at least as many peers were in the Lords for early business. |
| One female peer was overheard saying: "I walked six miles." A male colleague replied: "That's impressive." | |
| But political bloggers commented on a lack of MPs and peers arriving for work. | But political bloggers commented on a lack of MPs and peers arriving for work. |
| They also said there would not be any votes, including on the Lib Dem Commons motion calling for "urgent reform of Parliament". | They also said there would not be any votes, including on the Lib Dem Commons motion calling for "urgent reform of Parliament". |
| However, the Lib Dems and the Speaker's office said this was not the case. | However, the Lib Dems and the Speaker's office said this was not the case. |
| Mr Clegg had to reschedule a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research - on the social and political causes of the current economic crisis - to next week. | Mr Clegg had to reschedule a speech to the Institute for Public Policy Research - on the social and political causes of the current economic crisis - to next week. |
| Meanwhile, the Lords catering department was said to be "struggling" because staff had not been able to get into work. | |
| The weather on Tuesday is predicted to be slightly warmer. | The weather on Tuesday is predicted to be slightly warmer. |