Points of Order

Andrew Gwynne Excerpts

Monday 2nd February 2015 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I am immensely grateful to the hon. Gentleman. I think that I will carry the House with me when I say that that was not a point of order, but a point of political geography. It was certainly learned, and we are deeply obliged to the hon. Gentleman for what he has said.

[Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (Lab)]

Further to the point of order, Mr Speaker—

[Mr Speaker]

I am not sure that there is much of a “further”, but having indulged the political-geography enthusiasm of the hon. Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Jake Berry), it would seem churlish to deny a similar prerogative to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish.

[Andrew Gwynne]

I am very grateful to you, Mr Speaker. Of course, I bow to the hon. Gentleman’s knowledge of the history of the county palatine of Lancashire. However, I wish to place on record that not all my constituency is in the county palatine; in fact, Dukinfield is on the Cheshire side of the River Tame.

[Mr Speaker]

We are also obliged to the hon. Gentleman for that.