Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords] Debate
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Lucy Powell
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Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]
Lucy Powell ExcerptsTuesday 28th January 2025
(2 days, 23 hours ago)
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Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins)
I thank the hon. Member for his prior notice. While that is not a matter for the Chair, his comments are now on the record.
The Leader of the House of Commons (Lucy Powell)
Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I gently refute what the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) just said? Two important statements were made today. It is for the Chair to decide on urgent questions, of which there were two today, with both running for a considerable time. It was not the Government’s intention at all for this debate, which is on a matter of great importance to many people across the House, to be curtailed. I will certainly take on board what he says, and there will potentially be further opportunities with the Bill. [Interruption.] There will be statements tomorrow, and there were statements earlier this week; there are lots of important matters. We take great care to ensure that important Government announcements are made to the House through oral statements, and we are criticised when we do not do that.