Nigel Mills
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Nigel Mills Excerpts(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Mel Stride
First, may I thank the hon. Lady for her thanks—let us keep the thanks going—for the additional time for the Northern Ireland Bill? This important issue was raised during Thursday’s business statement, both by the hon. Lady and by the hon. Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn), and I am pleased that we have managed to come to an arrangement for extra time.
I take on board the hon. Lady’s comment about the message from the Lords in respect of the Joint Committee, and I will give that further thought.
Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (Con)
I thank the Leader of the House for the second day. Will he confirm whether this is a change of approach from the Government? In future, will they always, in timetabling, treat Northern Ireland business as urgent and give it extra time, or is this a one-off for other reasons?
Mel Stride
As to whether this is a one-off, we will continue to listen to the House and make sure that appropriate time is available for the business of this place.