Peter Bottomley
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(13 years ago)
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Chris Bryant
Half the Members on the Government Benches are trying to intervene.
Sir Peter Bottomley (Worthing West) (Con)
The hon. Gentleman clearly supports the motion. May I raise a slightly tricky issue? The Speaker has a role in what happens in the House. Are we in danger of putting him in charge of what people say outside the House unnecessarily, and does that pose the risk of his being not tempted to become, but drawn by his job into becoming, more of a player and less of a referee?
Chris Bryant
I think that the motion raises a bigger issue relating to you, Mr Speaker, but I shall deal with that later if I may.