Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

Debate between Baroness Hollis of Heigham and Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Wednesday 19th January 2011

(13 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Hollis of Heigham Portrait Baroness Hollis of Heigham
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Nonsense—withdraw.

Baroness Scotland of Asthal Portrait Baroness Scotland of Asthal
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I was not talking about whatever happened on Monday night. Then, the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, raised his objection, which was put. A number of us thought that it should not have been. That situation was exceptional and was the first time that such a thing had happened for 20 years. To move such a Motion again today, after a 90-minute debate, was not right. The noble Lord knows that very well.