Points of Order

Julian Lewis Excerpts

Tuesday 30th November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Madam Deputy Speaker (Dawn Primarolo)]

I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving me notice of his point of order. He will understand that the timing of statements is a matter for the Government. He will also know that the Procedure Committee is considering ministerial statements, and he may well want to make some points to that Committee. Of course, he can always raise the matter again at business questions on Thursday.

[Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East) (Con)]

Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I express my total sympathy with the shadow spokesman’s point, given that I remember how immensely frustrating it was for us when we were on the Opposition side of the House and the Labour Government did that time and again?

[Madam Deputy Speaker]

Thank you very much—score draw.