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It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.

John Bercow
Party, Weekend, Excuse
"John Bercow: 'We need reform. Too bad if it disturbs people's lunch'" by Steve Richards, www.independent.co.uk. July 4, 2010.
It is quite wrong for party conferences to be used as an excuse for the Commons not to sit. Conferences could be held at weekends.