Trade Bill
Debate between Baroness Garden of Frognal and Lord Purvis of TweedThursday 15th October 2020
(4 years, 1 month ago)
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The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Garden of Frognal) (LD)
Would the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, be happy if we returned to this at a later stage? Does the noble Lord particularly want to call a Division at this stage?
Lord Purvis of Tweed (LD)
I know it is not in order in these proceedings to have points of order from Members, but a solution, given the very valid point made by the noble Lord, Lord Grantchester, is to allow this pause to happen. It is highly unusual for government amendments to be presented in Committee and for the Minister to indicate that answers to questions raised in Committee will be provided after a vote for them to pass has happened. There is no ability for the House to reflect on the letter from the Minister. A solution would be for the Government not to press these amendments in Committee but to bring them back on Report, which may well happen very straightforwardly. That may well be the solution.