Off-patent Drugs Bill

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Jamie Reed

Friday 7th November 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Jamie Reed]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance on whether or not it is in order for Government Whips to instruct their own Members not to vote in order to ensure that the Division was not quorate.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Mrs Eleanor Laing)]

I understand why the hon. Gentleman wishes to draw the House’s attention to what happened, but he knows as well as I do that the behaviour and actions of Government Whips is no business of the Chair.