Private Members’ Bills: Money Resolutions Debate
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Nick Thomas-Symonds
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Private Members’ Bills: Money Resolutions
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Nick Thomas-Symonds (Torfaen) (Lab)
Having been drawn in the private Member’s Bill ballot myself, I know the frustration that constituents express when Bills run out of time on Fridays. Surely this additional step, whereby the Government can by procedural means block the unanimous will of this House, can only damage the reputation of politics.
Andrea Leadsom
That is simply not the case. The Government are not blocking. I have set out a clear reason why a money resolution for the Bill has not yet been brought forward. Other money resolutions have been brought forward, and more will be in due course.