Consumer Rights Bill

Diana Johnson Excerpts

Monday 16th June 2014 Commons Chamber

This amendment modifies the consequential amendment to the Fireworks Act 2003 in Schedule 6 by replacing the words “local weights and measures authority” with “person” so that it is consistent with the consequential amendment to the Consumer Protection Act 1987 also in this Schedule.

[Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)]

On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. At 10.50 this morning a reporter from The Sun, Tom Newton Dunn, tweeted:

“ISIS will be made a banned terrorist organisation in the UK by the Home Secretary today.”

That was before the Order had been laid before Parliament and before the shadow Home Secretary and the Chair of the Home Affairs Committee had been notified of the Government’s intention, which is the normal procedure. As these matters involve national security, and obviously the whole House takes them very seriously, I wonder whether you feel that that chain of events was in order.

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Dawn Primarolo)]

I am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving me notice of her intention to raise a point of order. Strictly speaking, it is not a point of order for today’s debate. However, I reiterate that Mr Speaker has made it clear to the House a number of times that any business that is to be dealt with in this House should be notified to Members of Parliament first. I see that the Government Chief Whip is in his place and am sure that he will ensure that no discourtesy to the House was intended and that he will reaffirm, and ensure that Ministers stick to, Mr Speaker’s clear preference, which is that this House should always be told first.

Third Reading