Debates between Lord Harris of Haringey and Lord Newby during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Housing and Planning Bill

Debate between Lord Harris of Haringey and Lord Newby
Wednesday 23rd March 2016

(8 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Newby Portrait Lord Newby (LD)
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My Lords, I have been a cause of trouble on the Bill, in that I was very keen that we finished exactly at 7 pm. That seems to me now to be ridiculous. Everybody wants to finish at 7 pm. In the last hour we have wasted a quarter of an hour arguing about whether we finish at 7 pm or 7.15 pm. My very strong view is that we should now continue to the end of the Bill, which we will do very shortly.

Lord Harris of Haringey Portrait Lord Harris of Haringey
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My Lords, I think I have moved that the House do now resume. Can I just clarify before I decide whether to press that to a vote whether we have now heard the Chief Whip’s Statement or whether he intends to make his Statement at the conclusion of the next group? Have we now got a procedure for going forward or has he now amended it?