Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]
Lucy Powell ExcerptsTuesday 28th January 2025
(5 days, 18 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.
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Madam Deputy Speaker
I believe that my earlier response to the similar point of order offered enough information, but no doubt by raising the point again, Ministers on the Front Bench will have heard again. The hon. Member’s point is on the record.
The Leader of the House of Commons (Lucy Powell)
Further to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As I am here for the next motion and as the Leader of the House responsible for statements to this House, let me reassure Members that I will raise this issue with the Foreign Secretary, who is very forthcoming—he has been to the House twice in the past week to make statements to keep the House updated. I am sure that he will want to keep the House updated on his conversations in Egypt and elsewhere, and I will ensure that the points of order have been heard.
Madam Deputy Speaker
I thank the Leader of the House for a great response to those two points of order.