Local Government Finance Bill

Tom Harris Excerpts

Tuesday 24th January 2012 Commons Chamber

[The Temporary Chair (Mr David Amess)]

I am afraid I have to tell the right hon. Gentleman that that is not a point of order. The Committee will have heard what he said and will draw its own conclusions.

[Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South) (Lab)]

Further to that point of order, Mr Amess. I wonder whether you could clarify a rule of which many of us were unaware. Is it in fact possible to run into the wrong Lobby and avoid your name appearing in Hansard by not actually voting? I have been in the House for 10 years, but I was not aware that that route was open to us.

[The Temporary Chair]

It is perfectly in order, whether it be unusual or not for the Minister to have done what he did.