Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House
Thursday 6th February 2020

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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I am aiming to run this until around quarter to 12, so it would therefore be helpful if we could have briefer questions and answers.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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The Leader of the House said that he was very much in favour of scrutiny, as I am sure he is. Standing Orders require us to have 13 days for private Members’ Bills in a Session, but when a Session is more than a year, as this one is going to be, the Government have usually provided additional days. Could we have a statement on when these Bills are going to be debated?

Jacob Rees-Mogg Portrait Mr Rees-Mogg
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My hon. Friend is slightly putting the cart before the horse in that we will need to see the length of the Session before we decide on the additional days—although I do wonder why he wants them. Is it merely so that he can filibuster a greater number of Bills?