Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill

Debate between Andrew Love and Pat McFadden

Monday 8th July 2013 Commons Chamber

[Mr Love]

The press release that was—

[Mr Pat McFadden (Wolverhampton South East) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I rise to seek your guidance, because the Minister is making, in effect, a statement on a series of Government policies related not to clause 1 or amendment 1 but to policy areas where amendments have not yet been tabled. Is that in order? Should this not have been done in the proper way—making a statement and allowing the House to ask questions in the normal way?