Points of Order

Stewart Malcolm McDonald Excerpts

Thursday 20th April 2017 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

Lest any of us were unaware of the sheer extent of the hon. Gentleman’s reach, whether physical or metaphorical, such concerns have been comprehensively allayed by his—I use this term non-pejoratively—opportunistic attempt to raise a bogus point of order. We are grateful to the hon. Gentleman.

[Stewart Malcolm McDonald (Glasgow South) (SNP)]

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. It is not related to the previous point of order.

[Mr Speaker]

It is very reassuring to know it is unrelated.

[Stewart Malcolm McDonald]

Breaking with all convention, I think this actually is a point of order, Mr Speaker. The crux of my question to the Leader of the House concerned Government announcements and purdah. I have no idea whether there will be an announcement on which jobcentres they intend to close. Could you advise me, Mr Speaker? Is there anything to stop the Government making that announcement between now and the dissolution of Parliament?

[Mr Speaker]

No.