Leader of Government Business in the House, Floyd Green, says House Speaker, Juliet Holness, acted appropriately through the Standing Orders when she moved to close the debate on the Opposition’s censure motion.

The motion says the Government misled MPs by not telling them it was considering a change in Jamaica’s UN vote while the House debated and passed its October 27 Cuba resolution.

It was brought by Member of Parliament Anthony Hylton in the House on Tuesday.

Chevon Campbell reports.

Parliament descended into an uproar Tuesday evening after House Speaker, Juliet Holness, moved to close the debate on the Opposition’s censure motion against the government over last Tuesday’s parliamentary vote on the economic and humanitarian situation in Cuba.

MP Anthony Hylton, who brought the motion, opened the debate.

He was followed by Leader of Government Business in the House, Floyd Green, who urged the Speaker to close the debate at the end of his contribution.

This move angered the Opposition benches.

Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, alleges no one else on their side, including himself, was allowed to speak.

But speaking during the post-Cabinet press briefing on Wednesday, Green says the debate took place between him and Hylton.

According to Golding, the Speaker approved a motion from the government to bring the debate to a close.

But Green says the Speaker acted appropriately as per the Standing Orders.

He says the Opposition’s censure motion is an abuse of the process.

The vote on the motion of censure was not taken.