Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Debate between Judith Cummins and Gregory Stafford(1 week ago)
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Gregory Stafford
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like your advice. Mr Speaker said that more than 90 people wish to speak in the debate. We have been debating the amendments for an hour and a half and four speeches have been made. If we go to 2 o’clock, that will mean fewer than 20 speakers. I understand that whether a closure motion can be moved is at the discretion of the Chair. If we have not got past, let us say, 20 or 30 Members speaking in the debate, can you give us any indication of whether, if you are still in the Chair, you would accept a closure motion at that point?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. We will cross that bridge when we come to it. We are currently asking Members to keep their contributions to 15 minutes and that, of course, will be reassessed very shortly—I can give him assurances about that.
Infected Blood Inquiry: Government Response
Debate between Judith Cummins and Gregory Stafford(1 week, 2 days ago)
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Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon) (Con)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.
Points of Order
Debate between Judith Cummins and Gregory Stafford(3 weeks, 4 days ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker
That is not a matter for the Chair, but the hon. Member has put his point on the record.
Gregory Stafford (Farnham and Bordon) (Con)
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There are significant concerns in Whitehill and Bordon in my constituency about changes to healthcare provision and meeting the needs of the rapidly growing local population. I wrote to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on 28 January about this issue, specifically about the future of the Chase community hospital. I have sent follow-up emails, but—three months to the day later—I have still received no response to that letter. The refusal of the Secretary of State to engage with my constituents on this matter is concerning. I seek your guidance, Madam Deputy Speaker, on securing a ministerial response to the proposals.
Madam Deputy Speaker
I am grateful to the hon. Member for his point of order and for giving notice of it. Ministerial correspondence is not a matter for the Chair, but all hon. Members should be entitled to expect a timely reply when they write to any member of the Government. I am sure that those on the Treasury Bench will have noted the hon. Member’s comments.