Business of the House Debate

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Department: Leader of the House

Business of the House

Steve Double Excerpts
Monday 21st October 2019

(5 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Anna Soubry Portrait Anna Soubry
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I am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that.

Steve Double Portrait Steve Double (St Austell and Newquay) (Con)
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Far be it from me to try to do your job, but I thought we were debating the business of the House motion. We seem to be rehearsing a debate that we are likely to have all over again tomorrow.

Baroness Laing of Elderslie Portrait Madam Deputy Speaker (Dame Eleanor Laing)
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I thank the hon. Gentleman for his point of order. He makes a very reasonable point. I have been listening very carefully to the right hon. Lady. She is straying towards being out of order, but as yet she is not out of order. I take the position that she is addressing the need for the Bill to be done unusually quickly and so I have allowed her to deal with those issues. That said, I am quite sure that she will not stray further than she ought to.