Points of Order

Lord Field of Birkenhead Excerpts

Monday 20th June 2011 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I am grateful to the Leader of the House, who I think has clarified matters very satisfactorily.

[Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead) (Lab)]

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[Mr Speaker]

I am sure it is an unrelated point that the right hon. Gentleman wants to raise.

[Mr Field]

Further to that point of order, Mr Speaker. Given that this motion is crucial to the survival of the coalition, if the House follows the advice you gave to the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), we would soon get another motion on the Order Paper, would we not?

[Mr Speaker]

I am very grateful to the right hon. Gentleman. My response is twofold. First, the question is hypothetical; secondly, the survival of the coalition, as the right hon. Gentleman, a Member of 32 years’ standing, can well testify, is thankfully not a matter for me one way or t’other.

If the point of order appetite has been exhausted, perhaps we can now proceed to the main business.